| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) SF - David Seng (fresh) PF - Steven Trower (fresh) C - Edward Landon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ricky Winter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Edward Landon denies the turnaround by Frank Steiner | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | John Leblanc hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Steven Trower hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Landon | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Landon - foul #1 on Edward Landon, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | David Seng comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a runner in the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Steven Trower tips it home | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Roger Padgett - foul #1 on Roger Padgett, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Fredrick Hunter (PF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, David Seng, Steven Trower, Edward Landon | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Ricky Winter steals it from Derek Lindauer | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Morris | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Ricky Winter lays it in set up by Frank Steiner | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Frank Steiner steals it from Zachary Harbin | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leblanc (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) C - Derek Lindauer (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin is fouled on the floor by Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF), Edward Landon (C) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne, Gerald Arnold, Fredrick Hunter, Derek Lindauer | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Dwain Landy | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | David Seng hits a floater from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is hacked by David Seng - foul #1 on David Seng, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (C) Edward Landon | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | David Seng gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Charles Rickman banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Padgett | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Frank Steiner evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left side set up by Jamie Morris | 12-8 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Charles Rickman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | David Seng connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jamie Morris - foul #1 on Jamie Morris, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Edward Landon (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Steven Trower | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | David Seng makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Zachary Harbin - foul #1 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG) Zachary Harbin | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | David Seng denies the turnaround by Christopher Goncalves | 12-11 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) C - Edward Landon (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Martin Lavigne is fouled on the floor by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, Martin Lavigne, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | David Seng clanks a shot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | David Seng grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Charles Rickman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Zachary Harbin doubles Christopher Goncalves and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Zachary Harbin, Edward Landon | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Morris | 14-11 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Steven Trower's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Morris | 14-11 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Hunter - foul #1 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF), Edward Landon (C) Charles Rickman, David Seng, Fredrick Hunter, Steven Trower | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Morris - foul #2 on Jamie Morris, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Louis Cochran (C) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Richard Nash snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Frank Steiner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Nash | 17-14 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold lays it up and in | 17-16 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Roger Padgett steps in front of the Bryan Pavlosky pass | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Lindauer (fresh) C - Edward Landon (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Christopher Goncalves, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (PG), David Palmer (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF), Fredrick Hunter (C) Roger Padgett, Martin Lavigne, Gerald Arnold, Derek Lindauer, Edward Landon | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by David Palmer during a doubleteam - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | David Seng snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | David Seng loses the dribble to Dwain Landy | 17-16 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the driving attempt from the right block | 19-16 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | David Seng's fadeaway is rejected by John Leblanc | 19-16 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is fouled on the floor by Steven Trower - foul #1 on Steven Trower, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Jamie Morris (SF) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Edward Landon (C) David Palmer, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Steven Trower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Richard Nash (C) Frank Steiner, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (C) Edward Landon | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 21-16 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | David Seng misses the jumper from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Jamie Morris pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Seng - foul #2 on David Seng, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Arnold (SF), Edward Landon (C) David Seng, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the floater from the left side | 23-16 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-16 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Charles Rickman tips it but misses | 23-16 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Steven Trower grabs the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Roger Padgett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (PF) Steven Trower | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Frank Steiner clanks a jump hook near the basket | 23-16 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jamie Morris tips it back up and in | 25-16 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Charles Rickman scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roger Padgett | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Landon (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves and he's hacked by Charles Rickman - foul #1 on Charles Rickman, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), David Seng (SF), Steven Trower (PF) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Gerald Arnold, Edward Landon | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Christopher Goncalves takes the ball from Fredrick Hunter | 28-19 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Ricky Winter is whistled for a carry | 28-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF), Richard Nash (C) Jamie Morris, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Rickman (SG), Edward Landon (C) Martin Lavigne, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 01:55 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Zachary Harbin is blocked by Richard Nash | 28-19 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Richard Nash gets the rebound | 28-19 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Charles Rickman takes the ball from Christopher Goncalves after a doubleteam | 28-19 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Charles Rickman clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Christopher Goncalves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Fredrick Hunter (PF) Zachary Harbin, Edward Landon | |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-21 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Steven Trower gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 28-21 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Ricky Winter pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dwain Landy loses the dribble to Roger Padgett in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Roger Padgett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ricky Winter clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-21 |