| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sol Marino inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Harlan Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harlan Williams, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Grogan | 29-33 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is fouled on the floor by Harlan Williams - foul #2 on Harlan Williams, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Mark Hale, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Theodore Coleman | |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Roy Pfarr picks off the pass by Brad Stookey in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Eric Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Antonio Stack | 29-36 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Stack - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff | |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Harlan Williams gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Sol Marino steals the ball from Eric Thomas | 30-36 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Mark Hale, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Paul Boyer takes the ball from Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Paul Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Oliver Fernald takes the ball from Roy Pfarr in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-36 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Sol Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Sol Marino banks in the layup | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 32-39 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Brad Stookey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 32-39 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Stephen Privett | 32-39 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is hacked by Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte swats the layup by Mark Hale | 32-39 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Larry Grogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 32-42 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Grogan | 34-42 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hale - foul #2 on Mark Hale, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Hill | 34-42 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Roy Pfarr steals the ball from Sol Marino in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Roberts | 34-45 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Michael Hill misses badly on a runner in the paint | 34-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 34-45 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is hacked by Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hale, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Mark Hale, Stephen Privett, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Reed Phillips lays it in on a nice dish by William Roberts | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 4 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Larry Grogan drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Sol Marino | 36-47 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the lay-in | 36-47 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Antonio Stack gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Antonio Stack can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 36-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | William Roberts tips it but misses | 36-47 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Brad Stookey gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Harlan Williams steals it from Sol Marino | 36-47 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Larry Grogan snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is hacked by William Roberts - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Mark Hale knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Savarese | 39-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Thomas | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) William Savarese | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Stanley Huff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 39-53 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Mark Hale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-53 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Privett (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 4 reb. C - Larry Grogan (very tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Oliver Fernald - foul #1 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Mark Hale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte lays it in set up by Nicholas Bachman | 39-57 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte swats the short shot by Michael Hill | 39-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the reach on Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Harlan Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman tips it in | 41-62 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Mark Hale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-62 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Armando Castro is called for the reach on Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 41-62 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Paul Boyer gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Paul Boyer clanks a floater from the right side | 41-62 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Michael Hill is called for the reach on William Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #5 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Roy Pfarr | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Paul Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | William Savarese hits the follow up shot | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Armando Castro (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (tiring) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Stanley Huff comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-64 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by William Savarese - foul #1 on William Savarese, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Brad Stookey picks off the pass by Harlan Williams | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer buries a 3 from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is hacked by Paul Boyer - foul #2 on Paul Boyer, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Armando Castro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Michael Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | William Savarese picks off the pass by Nicholas Bachman | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Reed Phillips steals it from Paul Boyer in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Chiaramonte | 46-66 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the shot from the free throw line | 48-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 48-66 |