| Lineup | Penn St., Behrend | PG - Paul Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Stokely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Rao (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Malm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Penn St., Behrend | Donald Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:30 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao grabs the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:17 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | James Blake snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-29 |
| 19:10 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Binette - foul #1 on Terry Binette, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | William Frederick misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Cunningham - foul #2 on Donald Cunningham, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | William Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:11 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Terry Binette snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | William Frederick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 17:44 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson (SF), John Brown (C) Kenneth Rao, Donald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (PF), Andy Close (C) William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Blake | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the jumper from the left block | 40-31 |
| 17:29 | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:18 | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke (SG), Raymond Eisner (PF) Clifford Stokely, Robert Malm | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) Reed Fuston | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | David Page drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Shattuck | 40-34 |
| 16:46 | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke's pass is intercepted by Andy Close | 40-34 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 16:32 | Penn St., Behrend | The rebound goes to Emory Robinson | 40-34 |
| 16:19 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | David Page misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 16:12 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:08 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Penn St., Behrend | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Eisner | 40-34 |
| 15:51 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Hondo | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Penn St., Behrend | PG - Paul Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Eisner (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Close (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Page (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Terry Binette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely (SG), Kenneth Rao (SF), Robert Malm (PF), Donald Cunningham (C) Paul Hondo, Emory Robinson, Raymond Eisner, John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, David Page, Terry Binette, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 15:14 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | James Lowe can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | James Blake snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Reed Fuston can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:46 | Penn St., Behrend | The rebound goes to Gary Wilke | 42-34 |
| 14:25 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao connects on the jump hook from the left block | 44-34 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Andy Close misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:18 | Penn St., Behrend | The rebound goes to Robert Malm | 44-34 |
| 14:00 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Francis Allred (PG) Gary Wilke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) Andy Close | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | William Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | James Lowe tips it home | 44-36 |
| 13:22 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Cunningham and he's hacked by Eric Shattuck - foul #1 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo (PG), Emory Robinson (SF) Francis Allred, Kenneth Rao | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (PF) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, James Blake | |
| 13:22 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Alexander | 46-38 |
| 12:41 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm misses the easy layup | 46-38 |
| 12:39 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck loses the dribble to Emory Robinson | 48-38 |
| 12:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke (SG), John Brown (C) Clifford Stokely, Donald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Binette (PF) James Lowe | |
| 12:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Binette | 49-38 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau is fouled on the floor by Robert Malm - foul #3 on Robert Malm, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao (SF) Robert Malm | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), James Blake (C) Eric Shattuck, Robert Bonneau, David Page | |
| Lineup | Penn St., Behrend | PG - Paul Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Rao (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Emory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Andy Close knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jimmy Alexander | 49-41 |
| 11:23 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by James Blake | 49-41 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | James Blake buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Reed Fuston | 49-43 |
| 11:12 | Penn St., Behrend | Andy Close steals the ball from Paul Hondo in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 11:09 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:48 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 10:46 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown tips it home | 51-43 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Terry Binette is hacked by Emory Robinson - foul #1 on Emory Robinson, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Francis Allred (PG), Clifford Stokely (SG), Jeffrey Christiano (SF), Raymond Eisner (PF), Donald Cunningham (C) Paul Hondo, Gary Wilke, Kenneth Rao, Emory Robinson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), William Frederick (SF), James Lowe (C) Reed Fuston, Jimmy Alexander, James Blake | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Christiano takes the ball from James Lowe | 51-43 |
| 10:06 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely can't finish the layup | 51-43 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Terry Binette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-43 |
| 09:56 | Penn St., Behrend | Jeffrey Christiano pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:27 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner drills a 3 from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | William Frederick hits a shot from the right wing set up by Eric Shattuck | 54-45 |
| 09:02 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Andy Close - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo (PG), Kenneth Rao (SF), Robert Malm (PF), John Brown (C) Francis Allred, Jeffrey Christiano, Raymond Eisner, Donald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Andy Close | |
| 09:02 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Terry Binette grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | William Frederick drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 08:39 | Penn St., Behrend | William Frederick is called for the reach on Paul Hondo - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Blake (PF) Terry Binette | |
| 08:26 | Penn St., Behrend | William Frederick is called for the reach on Paul Hondo - foul #2 on William Frederick, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke (SG) Clifford Stokely | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF), Jimmy Alexander (C) William Frederick, James Lowe | |
| 08:13 | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo is fouled on the floor by Eric Shattuck - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 08:13 | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | David Page grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander can't finish the layup | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 07:44 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Hondo | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Penn St., Behrend | PG - Paul Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Rao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Malm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blake (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 58-48 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | David Page tips it in | 58-50 |
| 07:13 | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:12 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:57 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely (SG), Emory Robinson (SF), Donald Cunningham (C) Paul Hondo, Kenneth Rao, John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, David Page, James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | William Frederick clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 06:37 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 06:14 | Penn St., Behrend | The short jumper by Robert Malm is denied by William Frederick | 58-50 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | William Frederick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Lowe comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Donald Cunningham - foul #3 on Donald Cunningham, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner (PF) Robert Malm | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) Robert Bonneau | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:43 | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Terry Binette gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | James Lowe travels with the ball | 58-52 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo (PG) Gary Wilke | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) William Frederick | |
| 05:28 | Penn St., Behrend | Donald Cunningham clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-52 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Andy Close grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | James Lowe loses the dribble to Clifford Stokely | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 04:24 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Hondo | 64-54 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Terry Binette drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 03:59 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Cunningham | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 03:43 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Lineup | Penn St., Behrend | PG - Paul Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clifford Stokely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emory Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Eisner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Close (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - James Lowe (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-57 |
| 03:15 | Penn St., Behrend | Clifford Stokely tips it home | 68-57 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Donald Cunningham - foul #4 on Donald Cunningham, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Francis Allred (PG), Gary Wilke (SG), Kenneth Rao (SF), Robert Malm (PF), John Brown (C) Paul Hondo, Clifford Stokely, Emory Robinson, Raymond Eisner, Donald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (PG), Reed Fuston (SG), William Frederick (SF), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Eric Shattuck, Andy Close, David Page, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | John Brown steps in front of the Robert Bonneau pass | 68-57 |
| 02:50 | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Paul Hondo (PG) Francis Allred | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) Robert Bonneau | |
| 02:30 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao is hacked by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| 02:30 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:30 | Penn St., Behrend | Kenneth Rao misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:30 | Penn St., Behrend | Robert Malm snags the offensive board | 69-57 |
| 02:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Eric Shattuck is called for the reach on Gary Wilke - foul #3 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Francis Allred (PG), Jeffrey Christiano (SF), Raymond Eisner (PF) Paul Hondo, Kenneth Rao, Robert Malm | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston, William Frederick | |
| 02:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:16 | Penn St., Behrend | Gary Wilke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau misses badly on a shot from the left side | 71-57 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | James Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Subs | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson (SF) Jeffrey Christiano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (PG) Wesley Winsor | |
| 01:31 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 71-57 |
| 01:29 | Penn St., Behrend | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Eisner | 71-57 |
| 01:07 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-57 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | David Page misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Francis Allred - foul #1 on Francis Allred, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | David Page misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:00 | Penn St., Behrend | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 71-57 |
| 00:31 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 00:09 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 71-57 |
| 00:08 | Penn St., Behrend | Emory Robinson tips it in | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn St., Behrend | Penn St., Behrend is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | David Page clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 00:02 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn St., Behrend | Raymond Eisner runs out the clock | 73-57 |