| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Sedlak (fresh) SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Orville Heinz inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Hart and the foul's on Thomas Agostini - foul #1 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | John Spear is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Owens | 34-22 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman loses the dribble to Enoch Tarski | 34-22 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | John Spear misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Orville Heinz - foul #2 on Orville Heinz, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | John Spear misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | John Spear makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on William Sedlak - foul #1 on William Sedlak, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Morgan | 34-23 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | William Sedlak steals the ball from Nicholas Lueras | 34-23 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | John Spear hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Nicholas Lueras - foul #2 on Nicholas Lueras, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | John Spear makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Joshua Hart is fouled on the floor by Joseph Owens - foul #2 on Joseph Owens, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG), Arthur Walters (PF) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman, Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (SG) William Sedlak | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Orville Heinz lays it in on a great pass from William Grimes | 36-26 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Joseph Owens splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Orville Heinz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Arthur Walters gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Grimes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arthur Walters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enoch Tarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Orville Heinz hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | John Spear misses the easy layup | 38-28 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stephen Morgan and the foul's on Thomas Agostini - foul #2 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Coleman (SG), John Parrish (SF), Nicholas Lueras (PF) William Grimes, Orville Heinz, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, Enoch Tarski, Thomas Agostini, John Spear | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Andreas Esposito misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | John Parrish tips it back up and in | 43-28 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | James Ramsey banks in the layup set up by Thomas Fleener | 43-30 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Louis Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Schoolcraft - foul #1 on Andrew Schoolcraft, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Orville Heinz (SF), Stephen Morgan (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, John Parrish, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), John Spear (C) Thomas Fleener, James Ramsey | |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Louis Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Louis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Orville Heinz gets the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Andreas Esposito is called for the reach on Orville Heinz - foul #1 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Enoch Tarski (SF), Thomas Agostini (PF) Andreas Esposito, Louis Brown | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Thomas Agostini is called for the reach on Orville Heinz - foul #3 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #6 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG), John Parrish (PF) Johnny Coleman, Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hardin (SG) William Sedlak | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Spear (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Hart | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Joseph Owens makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses the 3 from straight away | 47-33 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Spear | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Joseph Owens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Joseph Owens steals it from Joshua Hart | 47-35 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Schoolcraft - foul #2 on Andrew Schoolcraft, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Coleman (SG), Nicholas Lueras (PF), Arthur Walters (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, John Parrish, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG) Keith Hardin | |
| 09:29 | Penn State | William Sedlak is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Owens | 47-37 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras clanks a runner in the lane | 47-37 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman tips it home | 49-37 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Orville Heinz swats the shot by Joseph Owens | 49-37 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | John Spear tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Hart | 51-39 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | John Spear connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras drills a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Agostini - foul #4 on Thomas Agostini, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), John Parrish (SF), Stephen Morgan (C) Joshua Hart, Orville Heinz, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (PG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, Enoch Tarski, Thomas Agostini, John Spear | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Fleener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sedlak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andreas Esposito (fresh) PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | William Sedlak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Louis Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan tips it in | 56-43 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Louis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grimes (SG), Arthur Walters (PF) Johnny Coleman, Nicholas Lueras | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hardin (SG), John Spear (C) William Sedlak, James Ramsey | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Louis Brown pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Thomas Fleener misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-43 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Walters | 56-43 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | John Parrish is fouled on the floor by Andreas Esposito - foul #2 on Andreas Esposito, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Thomas Agostini (PF) Keith Hardin, Louis Brown | |
| 05:49 | Illinois | John Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:35 | Penn State | John Spear is hacked by Stephen Morgan - foul #2 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Orville Heinz (SF) John Parrish | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG) Thomas Fleener | |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Orville Heinz steals it from Joseph Owens out of a doubleteam | 56-43 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | John Spear swats the layup by Stephen Morgan | 56-43 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | John Spear pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Joseph Owens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Grimes - foul #1 on William Grimes, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG), Nicholas Lueras (PF) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes, Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Penn State | Enoch Tarski (SF) Andreas Esposito | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Joseph Owens makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Joseph Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras clanks a floater from the right block | 56-45 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | John Spear pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Thomas Agostini clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 56-45 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Lueras | 56-45 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Enoch Tarski picks off the pass by Orville Heinz | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Nicholas Lueras swats the short shot by John Spear | 56-45 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Orville Heinz gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Joshua Hart loses the dribble to William Sedlak | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Johnny Coleman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Heinz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Sedlak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Enoch Tarski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Agostini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Spear (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski is hacked by Joshua Hart - foul #3 on Joshua Hart, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Walters (C) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (SG), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) William Sedlak, Thomas Agostini, John Spear | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras's layup is rejected by Louis Brown | 56-47 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Morgan (C) Arthur Walters | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sedlak (SG), Thomas Agostini (PF), John Spear (C) Thomas Fleener, Louis Brown, James Ramsey | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Joseph Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Joshua Hart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Johnny Coleman tips it home | 58-47 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski misses the wide open jumper from close range | 58-47 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan grabs the board | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Owens - foul #3 on Joseph Owens, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (PG), William Grimes (SG) Joshua Hart, Johnny Coleman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Fleener (PG), Keith Hardin (SG), Andreas Esposito (SF), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, William Sedlak, Enoch Tarski, Thomas Agostini, John Spear | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Louis Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Keith Hardin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Fleener - foul #2 on Thomas Fleener, team foul #10 | 58-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Louis Brown gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Keith Hardin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft is hacked by Keith Hardin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Hardin, team foul #11 | 59-47 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | James Ramsey is called for traveling | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Nicholas Lueras clanks a shot from the left side | 61-47 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Orville Heinz hits the follow up shot | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Louis Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | James Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Morgan | 65-49 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Stephen Morgan is called for the reach on James Ramsey - foul #3 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #8 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Johnny Coleman (SG) Andrew Schoolcraft, William Grimes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | James Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan runs out the clock | 65-49 |