| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Paul Cordova knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Thomas Denny tips it but misses | 30-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | William Smith tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | John Lau tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | John Lau swats the short shot by Adam Carr | 32-36 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Thomas Denny connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Carr and he's hacked by Frederick Green - foul #1 on Frederick Green, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | John Lau snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | John Lau drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Frederick Green | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | William Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Green - foul #2 on Frederick Green, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | Frederick Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 34-39 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Thomas Denny clanks a shot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 34-39 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | The short jumper by Gerard Creamer is denied by William Smith | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Michael Harding blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Thomas Denny tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | John Lau misses the easy layup but the foul's on Adam Carr - foul #2 on Adam Carr, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF) Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding | |
| 16:37 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | John Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Eddie Woods throws it down on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 36-43 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | John Lau tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Keenan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Eddie Woods blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Enyeart - foul #2 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Thomas Denny (SF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Mark Lynch, William Smith | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Keenan Adams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Michael Harding (PF) James Poulsen, Eddie Woods | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Lau - foul #3 on John Lau, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Denny | 38-47 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock double dribbles | 38-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, Charles Atkinson | |
| 14:13 | Penn State | John Lau scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerard Creamer | 40-47 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Carr | 40-50 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | John Lau misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-50 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Thomas Denny grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Michael Harding lays it in on a great pass from Adam Carr | 40-52 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | John Lau hits a jump hook from the right block | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SF - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Harding | 44-54 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Frederick Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) Clarence McCarthy, Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding, William Smith | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock is hacked by Keenan Adams - foul #2 on Keenan Adams, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Mark Lynch loses the dribble to Keenan Adams | 44-54 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova lays it in on a nice dish by Keenan Adams | 46-54 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson clanks a floater from close range | 46-54 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | James Poulsen grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Atkinson | 46-57 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Keenan Adams drills a jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits a jumper in the paint | 48-59 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, James Poulsen, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, Charles Atkinson | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | William Smith misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Gerard Creamer - foul #4 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Willie Bailey (PF) Keenan Adams, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey is hacked by Adam Carr - foul #3 on Adam Carr, team foul #2 | 48-61 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | John Lau's layup is rejected by William Smith | 48-61 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Michael Harding gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-61 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | John Lau misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Clarence McCarthy takes the ball from Douglas Spivey | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Scott Enyeart (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Bailey (fresh) C - John Lau (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is whistled for a carry | 48-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF) Douglas Spivey, Willie Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-64 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | John Lau gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is hacked by Adam Carr - foul #4 on Adam Carr, team foul #3 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF) Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | William Smith denies the turnaround by Scott Enyeart | 48-64 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Eddie Woods grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-64 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-64 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | James Poulsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (PG), Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (SF), Michael Harding (PF) Clarence McCarthy, James Poulsen, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 48-64 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Keenan Adams hits the follow up shot | 50-64 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-64 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Jim Spurlock steps in front of the Paul Cordova pass | 50-64 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | William Smith slams it home set up by Jim Spurlock | 50-66 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3 from the left corner | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Michael Harding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Jamie Smith (C) Keenan Adams, John Lau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Charles Atkinson (C) Jim Spurlock, William Smith | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-66 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Harding | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Enyeart (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Carr (fresh) 7 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Charles Atkinson gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Denny | 55-71 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 57-71 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is hacked by Scott Enyeart - foul #3 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), Antonio Birdsong (SF), Willie Bailey (PF) Frederick Green, Paul Cordova, Scott Enyeart, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Adam Carr, Thomas Denny, Michael Harding, Charles Atkinson | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Mark Lynch picks off the pass by Willie Bailey | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Antonio Birdsong is called for the reach on Mark Lynch - foul #1 on Antonio Birdsong, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Carr (SG), Thomas Denny (PF), Charles Atkinson (C) James Poulsen, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Mark Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Keenan Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-73 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Jamie Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Lynch | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits the follow up shot | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Keenan Adams | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Mark Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Harding (PF), William Smith (C) Mark Lynch, Charles Atkinson | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Antonio Birdsong misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 60-75 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy runs out the clock | 60-75 |