| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Johnson is blocked by Nathaniel Phillips | 31-21 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Fox connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 33-21 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson tips it home | 33-23 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the turnaround from the right block | 35-23 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Edward Fox steps in front of the Lewis Pearson pass | 35-23 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't finish the layup | 37-23 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-23 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-23 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Robert Summers swats the short shot by Robert Johnson | 40-23 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the tip | 40-23 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 40-23 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Fox and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Alex Horstman (C) Luis Hernadez, Robert Johnson | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the free throw | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman misses the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Sawyer (fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Sam Long is fouled on the floor by William Sawyer - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Robert Johnson (C) John Oliphant, Alex Horstman | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-24 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the offensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-24 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder blows the layup | 43-24 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Edward Fox is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it in | 45-24 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-24 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-24 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it home | 47-24 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 47-27 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nathaniel Phillips | 49-29 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-29 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Kidder | 49-29 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | William Sawyer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 49-29 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 49-29 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the offensive board | 49-29 |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Philip Booker (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Alex Horstman (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) William Sawyer, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Robert Johnson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega loses the ball out of bounds | 49-29 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Erwin Walkup swats the shot by Robert Summers | 49-29 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | John Oliphant snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerardo Ortega - foul #4 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #3 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG) Leroy Dickens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) Gerardo Ortega, Erwin Walkup | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled on the floor by Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF) Juan Rios | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-34 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Alex Horstman gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez loses the ball out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Johnson (C) Alex Horstman | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-34 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 51-34 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Robert Johnson drills a floater from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Robert Summers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 51-36 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 51-36 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Robert Johnson takes the ball from Philip Booker | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-36 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Fox | 51-36 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF), Sam Long (C) Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Alex Horstman (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Jeffrey Kidder, Robert Johnson | |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Sawyer and the foul's on Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) William Sawyer | |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alex Horstman - foul #1 on Alex Horstman, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Juan Rios (SF) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Juan Rios hits a floater from the left block | 54-43 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Juan Rios pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Dickens - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Leroy Dickens, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Robert Johnson (C) William Sawyer, Juan Rios, Alex Horstman, Erwin Walkup | |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the follow up shot | 56-44 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Tomas Wilde is called for the reach on Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Austin Coward | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Summers - foul #1 on Robert Summers, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-46 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Robert Johnson tips it back up and in | 59-48 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Robert Summers drills a turnaround in the paint | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses long on a jump hook from close range | 61-48 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Philip Booker pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it up and in | 63-48 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | John Oliphant is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Oliphant, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF), Sam Long (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Alex Horstman (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) John Oliphant, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Robert Johnson | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carl Hartsock | 66-48 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega loses the dribble to Terrance Riccio | 66-48 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Alex Horstman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Erwin Walkup picks off the pass by Leroy Dickens | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a jumpshot from the left side | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Hartsock | 68-50 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Sawyer is hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Robert Summers (C) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Juan Rios, Alex Horstman, Erwin Walkup | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips runs out the clock | 68-52 |