| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Trevor Davis loses the dribble to Richard Moore | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda loses the dribble to Mark Jackson | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Belz and he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:41 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Kaspar - foul #2 on John Kaspar, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:58 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Moore and he's fouled by Jeremy Clark - foul #3 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Hathorn - foul #2 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Belz | 35-36 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Clayton Jeon | 35-38 |
| 16:36 | Penn | Richard Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 16:16 | Penn | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 15:57 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Clark | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Kaspar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Joshua Hathorn denies the turnaround by Clayton Jeon | 35-38 |
| 15:27 | Penn | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:13 | Penn | John Kaspar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Zoran Burakowski (PF) Richard Moore, John Kaspar | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda blows the layup | 35-38 |
| 14:43 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:25 | Penn | Peter Tully misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses short on a floater from the left block | 35-38 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-40 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Keith Bell | 37-42 |
| 13:21 | Penn | Jeremy Clark swats the layup by Joshua Hathorn | 37-42 |
| 13:19 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 13:17 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #3 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG) Peter Tully | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 13:08 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 12:36 | Penn | William Frye is called for the reach on Joshua Hathorn - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| 12:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clayton Jeon - foul #1 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| 12:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:23 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | William Frye clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joshua Hathorn - foul #3 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hathorn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski is fouled on the floor by William Frye - foul #3 on William Frye, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG) Trevor Davis | |
| 11:23 | Penn | Clayton Jeon denies the turnaround by Zoran Burakowski | 39-46 |
| 11:22 | Penn | Mark Jackson tips it home | 41-46 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 41-46 |
| 10:58 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:49 | Penn | William Frye steps in front of the Zoran Burakowski pass | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the floater from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 10:18 | Penn | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 10:01 | Penn | Daniel Belz drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Joshua Hathorn is called for the reach on Jeremy Clark - foul #4 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), Michael Holguin (SF), David Hunger (C) Daniel Belz, Mark Jackson, Joshua Hathorn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Clayton Jeon, Jeremy Clark | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Trevor Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Holguin - foul #1 on Michael Holguin, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Trevor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:06 | Penn | Trevor Davis steals it from Terry Bonilla | 43-48 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is hacked by David Hunger - foul #1 on David Hunger, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Mark Jackson (SF) Richard Moore, Michael Holguin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Jeon (SF) Keith Bell | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda tips it but misses | 43-48 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | William Frye tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 08:03 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Scott Weber snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-50 |
| 07:31 | Penn | David Hunger grabs the board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Terry Bonilla (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hunger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Penn | David Hunger loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG), Richard Moore (SG), Joshua Hathorn (C) Terry Bonilla, Peter Tully, David Hunger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Jeremy Clark (C) Clayton Jeon, William Frye | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:30 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 45-52 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Hathorn | 45-52 |
| 06:05 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:56 | Penn | Scott Weber steps in front of the Zoran Burakowski pass | 45-52 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 05:51 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:39 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Jackson | 47-52 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Trevor Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Bell | 47-54 |
| 05:11 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn is denied on a layup by Dikembe Arboleda | 47-54 |
| 05:09 | Penn | Richard Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:54 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Clark - foul #4 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (SF) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG), Clayton Jeon (SF) Keith Bell, Trevor Davis | |
| 04:54 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:54 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the easy layup | 49-54 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 04:11 | Penn | Richard Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 04:10 | Penn | Michael Holguin snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 03:58 | Penn | Dikembe Arboleda swats the short shot by Zoran Burakowski | 49-56 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Belz - foul #1 on Daniel Belz, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF), John Kaspar (PF) Michael Holguin, Zoran Burakowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Trevor Davis (SG) Scott Weber, Charles Wolf | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 03:23 | Penn | Richard Moore drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Belz | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Jeon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Belz - foul #2 on Daniel Belz, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), Peter Tully (SG), David Hunger (C) Daniel Belz, Richard Moore, Joshua Hathorn | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | William Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Keith Bell and the foul's on David Hunger - foul #2 on David Hunger, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 02:36 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG), Richard Moore (SG), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Terry Bonilla, Peter Tully, John Kaspar, David Hunger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:24 | Penn | Richard Moore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-60 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Keith Bell is hacked by Daniel Belz - foul #3 on Daniel Belz, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) William Frye | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:45 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-61 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 01:24 | Penn | The rebound goes to Joshua Hathorn | 55-61 |
| 01:07 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski is denied on a layup by Jeremy Clark | 55-61 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a floater from the right side | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Penn | Daniel Belz is hacked by Clayton Jeon - foul #2 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 00:42 | Penn | Daniel Belz makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | Penn | Daniel Belz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon is hacked by Daniel Belz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Belz, team foul #12 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wolf (SG) Trevor Davis | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:35 | Penn | Richard Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Penn | Mark Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:31 | Penn | Clayton Jeon picks off the pass by Richard Moore | 57-65 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Keith Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Jeon | 57-67 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Richard Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Charles Wolf gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell runs out the clock | 57-67 |