| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Standifer | 29-23 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Aaron Ault grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Rocky Costa loses the dribble to Jerry Hebert | 29-23 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Koralewski | 31-23 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Aaron Ault's floater is tipped away by Jerry Hebert | 31-23 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Standifer - foul #1 on Richard Standifer, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Terry Bush steals the ball from Aaron Ault | 33-23 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Terry Bush is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Paul Weber out of a doubleteam | 35-23 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jimmie Williams | 35-25 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Terry Bush can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-25 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jimmie Williams | 35-25 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Aaron Ault tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Hebert | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Jimmie Williams steals the ball from Frederick Turner | 37-27 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Standifer | 37-29 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #2 on Richard Standifer, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber blocks the short jumper by Brandon Ezzell | 39-29 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 39-29 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Igor Koralewski - foul #3 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-29 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Koralewski | 41-29 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-29 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber is called for the reach on Brandon Ezzell - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi (PF), Aaron Ault (C) Igor Koralewski, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 12:18 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Standifer | 41-31 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Jimmie Williams is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the lay-in | 41-31 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Weber | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Richard Standifer drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Oswaldo Rossi | 41-34 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Richard Standifer steps in front of the John Boyd pass | 41-34 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Aaron Ault throws it down | 41-36 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is open and buries a jumper near the basket | 43-36 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Richard Standifer is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mikel Zordan (PG), Ronald Hill (SG), Igor Koralewski (SF) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams | |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Ronald Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Ronald Hill knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Ault | 43-38 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Weber | 46-38 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Ronald Hill, Oswaldo Rossi, Aaron Ault | |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Mikel Zordan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | John Boyd is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 50-41 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Oswaldo Rossi (PF), Aaron Ault (C) Mikel Zordan, Igor Koralewski, Brandon Ezzell | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Ault - foul #2 on Aaron Ault, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Aaron Ault | 51-41 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Richard Standifer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't tip it in | 51-41 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Ault - foul #3 on Aaron Ault, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Mikel Zordan (SF) Ronald Hill, Jimmie Williams | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Rocky Costa scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Standifer | 53-44 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Aaron Ault - foul #4 on Aaron Ault, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Bush (PF) Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Rocky Costa connects on the shot from the left block | 55-46 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Bush | 57-46 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Richard Standifer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-49 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Frederick Turner snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Terry Bush clanks a runner in the lane | 57-49 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Richard Standifer grabs the board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber steals the ball from Mikel Zordan | 57-49 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Oswaldo Rossi picks off the pass by Terry Bush | 57-49 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmie Williams (SF), Igor Koralewski (PF) Mikel Zordan, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Terry Bush tips it in | 59-49 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Lawrence Lamar steps in front of the Rocky Costa pass | 59-49 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert blows the layup | 59-49 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Richard Standifer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Richard Standifer steps in front of the Lawrence Lamar pass in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Jimmie Williams steals it from Paul Weber out of a doubleteam | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Aaron Ault (C) Brandon Ezzell | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Richard Standifer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Richard Standifer is called for the reach on Terry Bush in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Standifer, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Richard Standifer is fouled on the floor by Terry Bush - foul #3 on Terry Bush, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 61-51 |