| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski is hacked by Jerry Hebert - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush | |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | John Boyd comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Igor Koralewski - foul #2 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert | |
| 18:45 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski lays it up and in | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Terrance Roberts, Terry Bush | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Richard Standifer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Standifer, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Ault - foul #3 on Aaron Ault, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (C) Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Igor Koralewski takes the ball from Paul Weber after a doubleteam | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Hill (fresh) SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Aaron Ault (C) Ronald Hill, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Terry Bush (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Edward Scheiber | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the turnaround from the right block | 35-45 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Terry Bush steals it from Igor Koralewski | 35-45 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Frederick Turner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses badly on a shot in the lane | 35-48 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Richard Standifer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-48 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski tips it in | 37-48 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Steve Collado hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 37-51 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Terrance Roberts is called for the reach on Aaron Ault - foul #3 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Igor Koralewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Steve Collado, John Boyd, Terry Bush, Terrance Roberts | |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Richard Standifer tips it home | 39-51 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a shot from the left block | 39-51 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Aaron Ault grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi is whistled for a carry | 39-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Bush (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Igor Koralewski (PF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Oswaldo Rossi, Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush | |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Rocky Costa buries a fadeaway from the left side | 41-53 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Brandon Ezzell - foul #1 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (SG), Oswaldo Rossi (PF) Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hill (fresh) SF - Igor Koralewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Ronald Hill connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Igor Koralewski | 43-56 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-56 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | John Boyd hits a jumper from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Lawrence Lamar steps in front of the Richard Standifer pass in the backcourt | 43-58 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-60 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Boyd and he's hacked by Brandon Ezzell - foul #2 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Aaron Ault (C) Ronald Hill, Igor Koralewski, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) John Boyd, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 43-63 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #4 on Richard Standifer, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (PG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Rocky Costa connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-64 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Aaron Ault gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-64 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 46-66 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the lay-in | 46-66 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Ault (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Rocky Costa drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 48-68 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-68 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the runner from the right block set up by Terry Bush | 48-70 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Jerry Hebert blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Jimmie Williams | 48-70 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Terry Bush pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Terry Bush loses the dribble to Jimmie Williams | 48-70 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Ronald Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 50-70 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Weber out of a doubleteam | 50-72 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (PG), Igor Koralewski (PF) Ronald Hill, Oswaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber is called for the reach on Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-72 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 3 from straight away | 50-72 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Aaron Ault pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 53-72 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Steve Collado is fouled on the floor by Igor Koralewski - foul #3 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Aaron Ault gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-72 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Aaron Ault hits the follow up shot | 55-72 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Igor Koralewski - foul #4 on Igor Koralewski, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Hill (SG), Oswaldo Rossi (PF), Brandon Ezzell (C) Rocky Costa, Jimmie Williams, Aaron Ault | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Kurt Beard | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Igor Koralewski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Igor Koralewski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Oswaldo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Richard Standifer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | John Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-75 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it back up and in | 58-77 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Richard Standifer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Ezzell | 61-77 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the shot in the lane set up by Frederick Turner | 61-79 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Ronald Hill misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-79 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Frederick Turner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Oswaldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Ronald Hill - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Jimmie Williams (SF), Aaron Ault (C) Ronald Hill, Oswaldo Rossi, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Aaron Ault is whistled for traveling | 61-79 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Jimmie Williams knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Frederick Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-82 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Richard Standifer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-82 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 64-82 |