| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | William Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a shot in the paint | 29-45 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | William Cartier comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 33-45 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Paul Mena gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Paul Mena is fouled on the floor by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Byron Weir is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Byron Weir, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (SG), Darren Neveu (C) Bruce Devaughn, Anthony McMaken | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the finger roll | 33-48 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | James Nichols is called for the reach on William Cartier - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Jerry Young (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, James Nichols | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the dunk attempt | 33-48 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Jerry Young buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 33-50 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Raymond Bills is called for traveling | 33-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood, Jerry Young | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | James Nichols is called for traveling | 33-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Dikembe Abdelal, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF) Steven Abbott, Darren Neveu | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Paul Mena is whistled for traveling | 35-50 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #4 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | James Nichols can't connect on a shot in the paint | 37-50 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb tips it back up and in | 37-52 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses the tip | 37-52 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | William Cartier grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Paul Mena pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Cartier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Jerry Young (C) Bruce Devaughn, Paul Mena, James Nichols | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Darren Neveu is called for the reach on Byron Weir - foul #2 on Darren Neveu, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Jerry Young | |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Darren Neveu swats the shot by George Brantley | 37-53 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 37-53 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken's floater is tipped away by William McHalffey | 37-55 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Timothy Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Timothy Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony McMaken | 37-55 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera lays it up and in set up by Steven Abbott | 37-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Timothy Jones hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 39-57 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Abbott | 39-59 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | The jump hook by Timothy Jones is blocked by Anthony McMaken | 39-59 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 39-59 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood is hacked by Raymond Bills - foul #1 on Raymond Bills, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, George Brantley, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Paul Mena (SF), James Nichols (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Darren Neveu, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-59 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | William Cartier pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | William Cartier can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-59 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mena | 39-59 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Paul Mena drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Melvin Cobb | 39-62 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-62 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 41-62 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (C) Anthony McMaken | |
| 09:05 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Thurman Walters steals it from Melvin Cobb | 43-62 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-62 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Young | 43-62 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-62 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it but misses | 43-62 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the tip | 43-62 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jerry Young snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Nichols | 43-65 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by James Nichols - foul #4 on James Nichols, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Darren Neveu (SF) Melvin Cobb, Bruce Devaughn, Paul Mena | |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | James Nichols drills a turnaround in the lane | 45-67 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Raymond Bills snags the offensive board | 45-67 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | James Nichols blocks the jumper by William Cartier | 45-67 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 45-67 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Darren Neveu blocks the short jumper by William Cartier | 45-67 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Neveu | 45-67 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 45-70 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | James Nichols is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor - foul #5 on James Nichols, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Byron Weir, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), Paul Mena (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Jerry Young | |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 46-70 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Mena | 46-73 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | William Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 46-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-73 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | George Brantley pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | William Smith is denied on a layup by Darren Neveu | 46-73 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to George Brantley | 46-73 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the shot from the left side | 48-73 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (PF) Darren Neveu | |
| 04:29 | Penn State | George Brantley blows the dunk | 48-73 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the tip | 48-73 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-73 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 48-73 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Mena - foul #2 on Paul Mena, team foul #9 | 48-73 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | George Brantley misses the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | George Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dennis Hazelwood | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Brantley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | William Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) William Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (SG), Darren Neveu (PF) Bruce Devaughn, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Jerry Young (C) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Anthony McMaken | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Dennis Hazelwood - foul #2 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the free throw | 52-75 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #6 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Raymond Bills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Darren Neveu | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 52-76 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Steven Abbott takes the ball from William Smith | 52-76 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 52-76 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on Dikembe Abdelal | 52-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Dennis Hazelwood, Jerry Young | |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #8 | 52-76 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 52-77 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-77 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 52-77 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | William McHalffey jams it | 54-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb runs out the clock | 54-79 |