| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:52 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Kidder is blocked by Terrance Riccio | 23-40 |
| 19:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the tip | 23-40 |
| 19:50 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't tip it in | 23-40 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't tip it in | 23-40 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Terrance Riccio | 23-40 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Robert Johnson swats the short shot by Robert Summers | 25-40 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 25-40 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega travels with the ball | 25-40 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-40 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Robert Summers is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Robert Summers is hacked by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Robert Summers is denied on a layup by Robert Johnson | 25-40 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses long on a jumper from the left block | 25-40 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't tip it in | 25-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Lewis Pearson swats the short shot by Robert Summers | 25-40 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson loses the dribble to Robert Summers | 25-40 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | William Sawyer gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 25-40 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 25-40 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 25-42 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | William Sawyer hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 28-42 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is whistled for traveling | 28-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson blows the layup but the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 29-42 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Horstman (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips and the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Edward Fox pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-45 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Sam Long picks off the pass by Jeffrey Kidder | 30-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Philip Booker | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fox (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | William Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #3 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Robert Johnson (C) William Sawyer, Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 30-48 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Robert Summers evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane | 30-50 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Summers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-50 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it back up and in | 32-52 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Austin Coward snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Leroy Dickens picks off the pass by Gerardo Ortega | 32-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens lays it in | 32-54 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Alex Horstman (PF) John Oliphant, Juan Rios, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Summers is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 32-56 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | William Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega grabs the offensive rebound | 32-56 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Robert Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerardo Ortega | 34-56 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Robert Johnson buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lewis Pearson | 36-56 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a jumper from the right side | 36-56 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Alex Horstman gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-56 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) William Sawyer, Gerardo Ortega, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF), Philip Booker (PF), Sam Long (C) Carl Hartsock, Terrance Riccio, Robert Summers | |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-56 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tomas Wilde | 36-59 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez loses the ball out of bounds | 36-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-59 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Juan Rios pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG) John Oliphant, Luis Hernadez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Juan Rios is called for the reach on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Juan Rios, team foul #5 | 36-59 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Robert Summers's layup is rejected by Alex Horstman | 36-59 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens snags the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #5 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF) Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder buries a runner in the lane | 38-59 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Nathaniel Phillips and he's fouled by Alex Horstman - foul #2 on Alex Horstman, team foul #6 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Johnson (C) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (PF) Philip Booker | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the free throw | 38-62 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Robert Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it in set up by Edward Fox | 40-64 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-64 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it back up and in | 40-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Alex Horstman (PF) William Sawyer, Gerardo Ortega, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (C) Tomas Wilde, Robert Summers | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-67 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Robert Johnson tips it in | 45-67 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-69 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-69 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Sam Long banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Hartsock | 45-71 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 48-71 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson double dribbles | 48-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) John Oliphant, Luis Hernadez, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF), Robert Summers (C) Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Gerardo Ortega is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #8 | 48-74 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-74 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | William Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt | 48-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips runs out the clock | 48-74 |