| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Franceski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oleg Kucera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lou Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Spiegel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Lou Sheard inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Penn | Oleg Kucera can't connect on a floater in the paint | 26-32 |
| 19:42 | Penn | Eric Spiegel tips it home | 26-34 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | James Franceski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 19:11 | Penn | Joshua Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:53 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 18:52 | Penn | The rebound goes to Lou Sheard | 26-34 |
| 18:49 | Penn | Lou Sheard is fouled in the backcourt by Dane Ham - foul #3 on Dane Ham, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Charles Simon (SF) Dane Ham, Steven Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 18:33 | Penn | Jimmy Griswold swats the short shot by Eric Spiegel | 26-34 |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kent Harris | 28-34 |
| 17:50 | Penn | Lou Sheard is hacked by Nicholas Wink - foul #1 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG), Dan Dunbar (PF), John Littlefield (C) Nicholas Wink, James Franceski, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 17:28 | Penn | Joshua Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 17:27 | Penn | Joshua Thompson grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:03 | Penn | Joshua Thompson scores on a turnaround from the left block | 28-36 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb is hacked by Oleg Kucera - foul #2 on Oleg Kucera, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Kent Harris, Charles Simon, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Steven Robinson | 30-36 |
| 16:19 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong is hacked by James Franceski - foul #3 on James Franceski, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Dan Dunbar (PF) John Littlefield, Anthony Bubb, James Franceski | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 16:02 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Griswold - foul #2 on Jimmy Griswold, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SG), Dennis Harris (SF) Oleg Kucera, Lou Sheard | |
| 16:02 | Penn | Joshua Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norris Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Harris (fresh) PF - Eric Spiegel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Kent Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 15:39 | Penn | Joshua Thompson grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 15:37 | Penn | Dan Dunbar steals the ball from Dennis Harris in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois State | Kent Harris tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 15:05 | Penn | Norris Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Jerry Kile (SF), James Franceski (PF), John Littlefield (C) Kent Harris, Steven Robinson, Dan Dunbar, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Penn | Jose Suarez (PF) Eric Spiegel | |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dane Ham | 35-37 |
| 14:47 | Penn | Jose Suarez misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Franceski - foul #4 on James Franceski, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold (C) James Franceski | |
| Subs | Penn | Lou Sheard (SF) Dennis Harris | |
| 14:47 | Penn | Jose Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:47 | Penn | Jose Suarez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Dane Ham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lou Sheard - foul #2 on Lou Sheard, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (SG) Norris Thomas | |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Dane Ham makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:36 | Illinois State | Dane Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:14 | Penn | Lou Sheard is fouled on the floor by Jerry Kile - foul #2 on Jerry Kile, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (PF) Nicholas Wink, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Penn | James Brown (C) Joshua Thompson | |
| 13:50 | Penn | Oleg Kucera scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Suarez | 37-42 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold clanks a shot from the baseline | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | Penn | Jose Suarez gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Oleg Kucera comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Bubb - foul #1 on Anthony Bubb, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF) Dane Ham, Anthony Bubb, Jerry Kile, Charles Simon | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (PG), Dennis Harris (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Dingbang Xyong, Lou Sheard, Jose Suarez, James Brown | |
| 13:08 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:08 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | John Littlefield can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 12:54 | Penn | Joshua Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 12:50 | Penn | Dennis Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Penn | Jose Suarez (PF) Oleg Kucera | |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | John Littlefield clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Thompson - foul #2 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | John Littlefield misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:37 | Illinois State | John Littlefield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:10 | Penn | Jose Suarez buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Norris Thomas | 38-46 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar tips it in | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Littlefield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dan Dunbar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Norris Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Spiegel (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Harris (fresh) PF - Jose Suarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Penn | Jose Suarez clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-46 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Steven Robinson is denied by Jose Suarez | 40-46 |
| 11:10 | Penn | Joshua Thompson snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:55 | Penn | Eric Spiegel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norris Thomas | 40-48 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Thompson - foul #3 on Joshua Thompson, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Jerry Kile (SF), Charles Simon (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Kent Harris, Steven Robinson, John Littlefield, Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG), Lou Sheard (SF), James Brown (C) Eric Spiegel, Dennis Harris, Joshua Thompson | |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Simon | 41-48 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile loses the dribble to Norris Thomas | 41-48 |
| 10:06 | Penn | Jose Suarez misses long on an open floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (SG) Norris Thomas | |
| 10:06 | Penn | Jose Suarez makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:06 | Penn | Jose Suarez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Charles Simon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-49 |
| 09:25 | Penn | Charles Simon steps in front of the Oleg Kucera pass | 43-49 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Dane Ham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:58 | Illinois State | Charles Simon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dane Ham | 46-49 |
| 08:32 | Penn | Jimmy Griswold steps in front of the Oleg Kucera pass | 46-49 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Charles Simon drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:53 | Penn | Oleg Kucera misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 07:52 | Penn | James Brown tips it home | 49-51 |
| 07:32 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dane Ham | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Bubb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kile (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Simon (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oleg Kucera (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lou Sheard (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jose Suarez (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Penn | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Dane Ham | 52-51 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | The jumper by Anthony Bubb is denied by James Brown | 52-51 |
| 06:47 | Penn | Jose Suarez grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 06:20 | Penn | Dingbang Xyong hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Suarez | 52-53 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | James Brown is called for the reach on Jerry Kile - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Nicholas Wink (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF), Dan Dunbar (C) Dane Ham, Anthony Bubb, Jerry Kile, Charles Simon, Jimmy Griswold | |
| Subs | Penn | Norris Thomas (SG), Dennis Harris (SF), Eric Spiegel (PF), Joshua Thompson (C) Oleg Kucera, Lou Sheard, Jose Suarez, James Brown | |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| 05:22 | Penn | Joshua Thompson lays it in set up by Norris Thomas | 52-55 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Kent Harris clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 05:05 | Penn | The rebound goes to Eric Spiegel | 52-55 |
| 04:48 | Penn | Eric Spiegel blows the wide open dunk | 52-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Kent Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kent Harris, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (C) Dan Dunbar | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:22 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Littlefield - foul #3 on John Littlefield, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Joshua Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:22 | Penn | Joshua Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Kent Harris | 54-56 |
| 03:35 | Penn | Joshua Thompson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norris Thomas | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Franceski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Littlefield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dingbang Xyong (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norris Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Dennis Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Spiegel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Thompson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 02:51 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Steven Robinson, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Dan Dunbar (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Kent Harris, James Franceski, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Penn | Oleg Kucera (SG) Dingbang Xyong | |
| 02:51 | Penn | Eric Spiegel makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:51 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Griswold | 56-59 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Dane Ham scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jimmy Griswold | 59-59 |
| 02:34 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PF) Steven Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:10 | Penn | Eric Spiegel hits a shot near the basket | 59-61 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF) Dan Dunbar, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Penn | Dingbang Xyong (PG), Lou Sheard (SF) Norris Thomas, Dennis Harris | |
| 01:43 | Penn | Nicholas Wink is called for the reach on Oleg Kucera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Wink, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:43 | Penn | Oleg Kucera makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dane Ham | 65-63 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Nicholas Wink takes the ball from Eric Spiegel | 65-63 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is fouled on the floor by Lou Sheard - foul #3 on Lou Sheard, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | James Franceski buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Penn | Eric Spiegel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-63 |
| 00:23 | Penn | Lou Sheard snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Penn | Oleg Kucera misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink is fouled in the backcourt by Dingbang Xyong - foul #3 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn | Oleg Kucera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold is hacked by Dingbang Xyong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dingbang Xyong, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:10 | Penn | Eric Spiegel pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Lou Sheard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Dane Ham runs out the clock | 70-66 |