| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) PF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David White (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jacob Miller inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Ashley Peters - foul #1 on Ashley Peters, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-30 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Bennett | 21-30 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 21-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Jacob Miller snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Jacob Miller connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David White | 21-32 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco loses the dribble to David White | 21-32 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jacob Miller - foul #2 on Jacob Miller, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 23-34 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Ashley Peters is called for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) Weldon Ruffin, James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Phillip Dean clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco loses the dribble to Phillip Dean | 23-34 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Phillip Dean scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #4 on Phillip Dean, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Harry Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Joseph Pearce swats the layup by Bruce Bennett | 25-36 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Chiesa | 27-36 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #4 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Bennett is blocked by David White | 27-36 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | David White is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) PF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Weldon Ruffin - foul #1 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF) David White | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Simonds | 30-37 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Aaron Simonds - foul #1 on Aaron Simonds, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Aaron Simonds, Weldon Ruffin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Jacob Miller scores on a turnaround from the right block | 30-40 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Craig - foul #1 on Jeffrey Craig, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Phillip Dean pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | David White drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Dean and he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #3 on Ashley Peters, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | David White misses the free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Ashley Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses short on a jumper from close range | 31-42 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig hits the follow up shot | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | James Chiesa can't connect on a shot near the basket | 31-44 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Miller | 31-44 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses long on a shot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Ashley Peters is open and scores on a runner from close range | 33-44 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Simonds (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, James Chiesa, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean, David White | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Aaron Simonds (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Mistretta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Mistretta lays it in | 35-46 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce is hacked by Aaron Simonds - foul #2 on Aaron Simonds, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (C) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Trevor Finley steps in front of the William Mistretta pass | 35-48 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Trevor Finley banks in the layup | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Trevor Finley | 35-50 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Hylton | 35-53 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 37-55 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | The jumper by Garry Gearhart is denied by Ralph Hylton | 37-55 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Trevor Finley | 37-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Trevor Finley gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the lay-in | 37-55 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Aaron Simonds's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Guillen in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Aaron Simonds (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Mistretta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 24 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Finley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't finish the layup | 37-57 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-57 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Aaron Simonds grabs the offensive board | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Trevor Finley loses the dribble to Weldon Ruffin | 37-57 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Weldon Ruffin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), Mwai Abdur (PF), Ashley Peters (C) William Mistretta, Garry Gearhart, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Aaron Simonds is called for the reach on Jeffrey Craig - foul #3 on Aaron Simonds, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Ashley Peters hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Ashley Peters connects on the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Mistretta (SF) Aaron Simonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons | |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Ashley Peters makes the free throw | 42-59 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David White snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Mwai Abdur is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #10 | 42-59 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Scott Blackwell steps in front of the Weldon Ruffin pass in the backcourt | 42-61 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the finger roll | 42-63 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Mistretta hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 44-63 |