| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer inbounds the ball | 13-15 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Lewis Pearson - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Nathaniel Phillips picks off the pass by David Bertrand | 14-15 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the lay-in | 14-15 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 14-15 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Andrew Bailey steals it from Lewis Pearson | 14-15 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 17-15 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Robert Johnson knocks in the shot from the left block set up by David Bertrand | 17-17 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 17-17 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 17-17 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the jump hook in the lane | 17-17 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the jump hook in the lane | 17-17 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 20-17 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | David Bertrand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Robert Johnson steals it from Robert Fisher | 20-17 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson throws it down | 20-19 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Sam Long hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it back up and in | 22-19 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the finger roll | 24-21 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the shot from the left side | 24-23 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Luis Hernadez is called for the reach on Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Robert Johnson | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 26-23 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup banks in the layup set up by Lewis Pearson | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Riccio | 26-25 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on a shot in the lane | 26-25 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lewis Pearson | 26-28 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde buries a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), George Kepley (SF), John Huff (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Gerardo Ortega, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Erwin Walkup | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 31-29 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Bertrand | 31-32 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the dunk attempt | 31-32 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF) David Bertrand, George Kepley, John Huff | |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #4 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Erwin Walkup (C) Robert Johnson | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Nelson Boyer steals the ball from Lewis Pearson | 34-32 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's fadeaway is rejected by Lewis Pearson | 34-32 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Edward Fox is called for the reach on Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Johnson (C) Erwin Walkup | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Nelson Boyer | 36-32 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Robert Johnson banks in the layup set up by Luis Hernadez and he's hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Luis Hernadez | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Riccio | 36-34 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Nelson Boyer | 38-34 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it home | 40-35 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder lays it up and in set up by David Bertrand | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Robert Johnson knocks in the runner from the left block | 40-39 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Luis Hernadez is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #5 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Robert Johnson | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder jams it set up by David Bertrand | 42-41 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), Robert Johnson (C) George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Gerardo Ortega steals it from Andrew Bailey | 42-41 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson tips it home | 42-43 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 44-43 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Gerardo Ortega - foul #3 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Robert Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Robert Fisher drills a jump hook in the paint | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is hacked by David Bertrand in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Gerardo Ortega is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 53-48 |