| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Ward inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 19:17 | Penn | Peter Tully misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Richard Ward is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Ward, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Mark Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 18:35 | Penn | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 25-22 |
| 18:09 | Penn | Daniel Belz can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 25-22 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 25-22 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits the finger roll | 27-22 |
| 16:51 | Penn | Peter Tully buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Belz | 27-25 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon connects on the floater from the right side | 29-25 |
| 16:06 | Penn | Peter Tully hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Richard Ward gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits a jumper in the paint | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Kaspar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Penn | Peter Tully knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Russell Main is fouled on the floor by Daniel Belz - foul #2 on Daniel Belz, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), William Frye (C) Russell Main, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Penn | Arthur Siems (SF), William Scott (C) Michael Holguin, John Kaspar | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Frye | 34-28 |
| 14:25 | Penn | Daniel Belz hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Tully | 34-30 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-30 |
| 14:04 | Penn | Mark Jackson grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 13:35 | Penn | Peter Tully travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Jeremy Clark (C) Michael Lockhart, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (SF), John Kaspar (C) Arthur Siems, William Scott | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark connects on the floater from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 12:59 | Penn | Michael Holguin throws it down on a nice dish by John Kaspar | 36-32 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Scott Weber | 38-32 |
| 12:07 | Penn | The short jumper by Mark Jackson is denied by Richard Ward | 38-32 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Michael Holguin steals it from Scott Weber | 38-32 |
| 11:32 | Penn | Michael Holguin hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #2 on Richard Ward, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Michael Lockhart (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, Richard Ward, William Frye | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 11:32 | Penn | Michael Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:32 | Penn | Michael Holguin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 11:13 | Penn | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:50 | Penn | Michael Holguin makes the driving attempt from the right block | 38-35 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Tully - foul #2 on Peter Tully, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Frye (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Penn | William Scott (C) John Kaspar | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Russell Main misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-35 |
| 10:20 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Scott | 38-35 |
| 10:18 | Penn | Daniel Belz is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Main - foul #2 on Russell Main, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| 10:01 | Penn | Daniel Belz is hacked by Michael Lockhart - foul #1 on Michael Lockhart, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn | Arthur Siems (SF) Michael Holguin | |
| 09:54 | Penn | Daniel Belz comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Jeon | 38-35 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | William Frye connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Main and he's fouled by Peter Tully - foul #3 on Peter Tully, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ward (SF) Scott Weber | |
| Subs | Penn | David Long (SG) Peter Tully | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | William Frye makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:19 | Penn | Daniel Belz hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Richard Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 08:50 | Penn | The rebound goes to Mark Jackson | 41-37 |
| 08:26 | Penn | Arthur Siems can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #3 on Richard Ward, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) William Frye | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), John Kaspar (C) David Long, William Scott | |
| 08:26 | Penn | Arthur Siems makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:26 | Penn | Arthur Siems misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:26 | Penn | Arthur Siems makes the 3rd free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Arthur Siems steals the ball from Jeremy Clark | 41-39 |
| 07:58 | Penn | Mark Jackson can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Russell Main grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Scott Weber (SF) Russell Main, Richard Ward | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (SF) Arthur Siems | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Penn | Daniel Belz is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Clark - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Daniel Belz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #7 | 41-39 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Daniel Belz makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Daniel Belz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Daniel Belz is called for the reach on Keith Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Belz, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Keith Bell knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Scott Weber | 43-40 |
| 06:00 | Penn | Michael Holguin loses the dribble to Scott Weber | 43-40 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 05:34 | Penn | Daniel Belz pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Michael Holguin is fouled on the floor by Scott Weber - foul #1 on Scott Weber, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russell Main (PG), Richard Ward (SF), William Frye (PF) Keith Bell, Michael Lockhart, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), David Hunger (PF) Daniel Belz, Mark Jackson | |
| 05:13 | Penn | Michael Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:13 | Penn | Michael Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Scott Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Richard Ward misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 04:31 | Penn | David Hunger snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 04:13 | Penn | Michael Holguin is denied on a layup by William Frye | 43-42 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Scott Weber snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark double dribbles | 43-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lockhart (SG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG), David Long (SG), Mark Jackson (PF), William Scott (C) Terry Bonilla, Peter Tully, David Hunger, John Kaspar | |
| 03:26 | Penn | William Scott connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Belz | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Russell Main (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Michael Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 16 pts. 12 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Daniel Belz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Long (fresh) SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn | Arthur Siems (SF) Michael Holguin | |
| 02:52 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) William Frye | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Michael Holguin (SF), John Kaspar (C) David Long, Arthur Siems, William Scott | |
| 02:36 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 02:12 | Penn | Mark Jackson gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 01:53 | Penn | Daniel Belz's floater is knocked away by Clayton Jeon | 43-47 |
| 01:52 | Penn | Mark Jackson tips it home | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Lockhart | 45-49 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Peter Tully clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #3 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Peter Tully misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart is fouled on the floor by Peter Tully - foul #4 on Peter Tully, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Russell Main knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Clayton Jeon | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Peter Tully is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lockhart - foul #2 on Michael Lockhart, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Bonilla (PG), Arthur Siems (SF) Daniel Belz, Michael Holguin | |
| 00:35 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:35 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark clanks a jump hook in the lane | 47-52 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Richard Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Michael Lockhart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:19 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Peter Tully is hacked by Michael Lockhart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lockhart, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:17 | Penn | Peter Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark loses the dribble to Mark Jackson | 47-54 |
| 00:08 | Penn | Russell Main is called for the reach on Mark Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Main, team foul #12 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Belz (PG), Michael Holguin (SF) Terry Bonilla, Arthur Siems | |
| 00:08 | Penn | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:08 | Penn | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Mark Jackson picks off the pass by Richard Ward | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Penn | Daniel Belz runs out the clock | 47-56 |