| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Penn State | Harold Childs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Clifton Peters clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Terence Stahl, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Abraham Bewley | |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount gets the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Garrison | 24-27 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is whistled for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | John Garrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | James Owens tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | James Owens snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Graig Gilliland | 28-27 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Harry Marsala hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Clifton Peters buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Mount | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Harry Marsala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Fred Zeh hits a jumpshot from the right side | 33-29 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #3 on Jack Robinson, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Kenneth French | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the floater from the left side | 33-31 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Terence Stahl lays it up and in | 33-33 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci scores on a jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Logan Powers is called for the reach on Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Logan Powers, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF) Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Kenneth French (SF) Ngunda Arizmendi, Abraham Bewley | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | James Chen misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-33 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Childs | 35-33 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Kenneth French comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Ralph Williams, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | John Garrison banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Zeh and he's fouled by Terence Stahl - foul #2 on Terence Stahl, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Fred Zeh, James Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 12:49 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Kenneth French connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is fouled on the floor by Harry Marsala - foul #2 on Harry Marsala, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Clifton Peters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Graig Gilliland | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Jeremy Santucci steps in front of the James Chen pass | 41-36 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-36 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kenneth French | 41-36 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Clifton Peters steals the ball from Terence Stahl in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount banks in the layup set up by Clifton Peters | 43-36 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Kenneth French scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Harry Marsala and he's hacked by Kenneth Mount - foul #1 on Kenneth Mount, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), James Owens (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Kenneth Mount, Jeremy Santucci, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | John Garrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Harold Childs snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses the easy layup but the foul's on Logan Powers - foul #2 on Logan Powers, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Harold Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Fred Zeh knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Williams | 46-41 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Kenneth French is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Williams | 46-41 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | John Garrison splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Fred Zeh steps in front of the Harry Marsala pass in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | John Garrison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Ralph Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Garrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Marsala (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth French | 51-43 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | John Garrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth French - foul #1 on Kenneth French, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Ralph Williams, James Owens, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | John Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) John Garrison | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Harry Marsala comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | James Chen takes the ball from Kenneth Mount | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley is fouled in the backcourt by Graig Gilliland - foul #1 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Abraham Bewley | |
| 05:27 | Penn State | James Chen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Clifton Peters comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-43 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Kenneth French's layup is rejected by Jeremy Santucci | 52-43 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Clifton Peters gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 52-43 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Jack Robinson tips it in | 54-43 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Terence Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Harry Marsala can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chen | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ngunda Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi is hacked by Graig Gilliland - foul #2 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), James Owens (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Kenneth Mount, Jeremy Santucci, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Kenneth French, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Ralph Williams gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | John Garrison is hacked by Harry Marsala - foul #3 on Harry Marsala, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG) Ngunda Arizmendi | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | John Garrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Logan Powers gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | John Garrison buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Zeh | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Harold Childs is called for the reach on Fred Zeh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Childs, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Ralph Williams, James Owens, Logan Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Harold Childs is called for the reach on Kenneth Mount - foul #2 on Harold Childs, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Terence Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Garrison | 62-45 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Kenneth Mount takes the ball from Harold Childs in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Clifton Peters can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Garrison comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | John Garrison tips it in | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Harry Marsala's fadeaway is rejected by Graig Gilliland | 64-45 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 64-45 |