| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Berks | PG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clint Mong (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sean Wall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong double dribbles | 41-33 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Charles Owens can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 41-33 |
| 19:22 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:04 | Penn St. Berks | Charles McGarity is called for the reach on Dennis Jensen - foul #2 on Charles McGarity, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:45 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Charles Owens travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| 18:05 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Charles Owens knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Michael Temple | 43-35 |
| 17:36 | Penn St. Berks | Dennis Jensen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Charles Owens lays it in on a great pass from Michael Temple | 45-35 |
| 17:07 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 17:05 | Penn St. Berks | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Wall | 45-35 |
| 16:47 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Stewart Callender (PF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (PG), Kurt Bryant (SG), Louis Cathey (SF), William Harding (PF), Kevin Acuna (C) Michael Morgan, Clint Mong, Sean Wall, Max Scalf, Dennis Jensen | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Stewart Callender buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 16:18 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger is hacked by Clayton Clary in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Clary, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| 16:05 | Penn St. Berks | Louis Cathey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Shawn Randell tips it in | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Berks | PG - Michael Hunger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kurt Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Cathey (fresh) PF - William Harding (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant's pass is intercepted by Shawn Randell | 49-35 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Kevin Acuna is called for the reach on Clayton Clary - foul #2 on Kevin Acuna, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Williams (SG), Charles Owens (PF) Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), Max Scalf (PF) Kurt Bryant, Louis Cathey, Kevin Acuna | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Michael Williams is hacked by Max Scalf - foul #3 on Max Scalf, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Owens comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Hunger - foul #2 on Michael Hunger, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Dennis Jensen (C) Michael Hunger, William Harding | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:29 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf misses the floater near the basket | 51-35 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Charles McGarity comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Michael Williams misses the tip | 51-35 |
| 14:21 | Penn St. Berks | The rebound goes to Max Scalf | 51-35 |
| 14:06 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | A charge is called on Charles McGarity - foul #3 on Charles McGarity, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 13:33 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong makes the floater from the right block set up by Sean Wall | 51-39 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen is fouled on the floor by Clint Mong - foul #1 on Clint Mong, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF) James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (SG), Louis Cathey (SF) Clint Mong, Sean Wall | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Michael Temple buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Dennis Jensen - foul #3 on Dennis Jensen, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | William Harding (PF), Kevin Acuna (C) Max Scalf, Dennis Jensen | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Michael Temple makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:04 | Penn St. Berks | William Harding misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-39 |
| 13:02 | Penn St. Berks | Louis Cathey can't tip it in | 54-39 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Michael Temple hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Zumbrennen | 56-39 |
| 12:39 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna is whistled for a carry | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, Robert Zumbrennen, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Shawn Randell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Knippenberg (SF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), Max Scalf (PF), Dennis Jensen (C) Kurt Bryant, Louis Cathey, William Harding, Kevin Acuna | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:56 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong's floater is tipped away by Ronald Lynch | 56-39 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Knippenberg (fresh) PF - Ronald Lynch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Berks | PG - Michael Hunger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clint Mong (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Sean Wall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Max Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Sean Wall steps in front of the James Knippenberg pass | 56-39 |
| 11:27 | Penn St. Berks | Dennis Jensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Randell - foul #2 on Shawn Randell, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (C) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 11:27 | Penn St. Berks | Dennis Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:27 | Penn St. Berks | Dennis Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Clayton Clary clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Knippenberg | 56-40 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Clayton Clary hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-40 |
| 10:54 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:47 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall misses the shot from close range | 56-40 |
| 10:46 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Michael Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clayton Clary | 58-42 |
| 10:09 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall misses short on a shot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 10:07 | Penn St. Berks | The offensive rebound goes to Clint Mong | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:02 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Randell - foul #3 on Shawn Randell, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Stewart Callender (SF), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Kurt Bryant (SG), Louis Cathey (SF), William Harding (C) Michael Hunger, Clint Mong, Sean Wall, Dennis Jensen | |
| 10:02 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:02 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kurt Bryant - foul #1 on Kurt Bryant, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (SF) Stewart Callender | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna (C) Max Scalf | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:34 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Temple blocks the short jumper by William Harding | 59-44 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Acuna - foul #3 on Kevin Acuna, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Charles McGarity misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Michael Temple gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Charles McGarity can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 59-44 |
| 09:11 | Penn St. Berks | William Harding pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:53 | Penn St. Berks | William Harding misses the lay-in | 59-44 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Michael Temple grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Kurt Bryant steps in front of the Charles McGarity pass | 59-44 |
| 08:44 | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant dunks the ball | 59-46 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (SG) Robert Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF) Kurt Bryant, Louis Cathey | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:16 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 08:14 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong tips it home | 61-48 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-48 |
| 07:58 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles McGarity (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Porter (fresh) SF - Ronald Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Temple (fresh) 5 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Berks | PG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clint Mong (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Sean Wall (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Harding (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:51 | Penn St. Berks | William Harding is hacked by Charles McGarity - foul #4 on Charles McGarity, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Shawn Randell (C) Charles McGarity, John Porter, Ronald Lynch, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (PG), Max Scalf (PF), Dennis Jensen (C) Michael Morgan, William Harding, Kevin Acuna | |
| 07:34 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hunger | 61-50 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Charles Owens misses the easy layup | 61-50 |
| 07:13 | Penn St. Berks | The rebound goes to Michael Hunger | 61-50 |
| 06:53 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sean Wall | 61-53 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Charles Owens is fouled on the floor by Max Scalf - foul #4 on Max Scalf, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles McGarity (PG), Michael Temple (C) John Patton, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Louis Cathey (SF) Clint Mong, Sean Wall | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:10 | Penn St. Berks | Louis Cathey loses the ball out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lynch (PF) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | William Harding (C) Dennis Jensen | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | James Knippenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 05:45 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 05:41 | Penn St. Berks | Charles McGarity steps in front of the Michael Morgan pass in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Charles McGarity scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Temple | 65-53 |
| 05:14 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles McGarity - foul #5 on Charles McGarity, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Shawn Randell (PF) Charles McGarity, Michael Williams, James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), Kevin Acuna (C) Michael Hunger, Louis Cathey, Max Scalf | |
| 05:14 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:14 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Michael Temple pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Harding - foul #1 on William Harding, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (SF), Charles Owens (PF) Ronald Lynch, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant (PG), Dennis Jensen (C) Michael Morgan, Kevin Acuna | |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:52 | Penn St. Berks | The rebound goes to William Harding | 65-54 |
| 04:27 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Randell - foul #4 on Shawn Randell, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (PG), Kevin Acuna (PF) Kurt Bryant, William Harding | |
| 04:27 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:27 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Shawn Randell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-55 |
| 04:06 | Penn St. Berks | Sean Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 03:45 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-55 |
| 03:44 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clayton Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zumbrennen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Callender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Randell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Berks | PG - Michael Hunger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clint Mong (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Sean Wall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Jensen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Sean Wall | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Stewart Callender hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Clary | 68-57 |
| 03:02 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Patton (PG), Michael Williams (SG), James Knippenberg (SF), Ronald Lynch (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen, Stewart Callender, Charles Owens, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Kurt Bryant (SG), Louis Cathey (SF), Max Scalf (PF) Michael Hunger, Clint Mong, Sean Wall, Dennis Jensen | |
| 03:02 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Ronald Lynch snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Owens (PF) Ronald Lynch | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), William Harding (C) Kurt Bryant, Louis Cathey, Kevin Acuna | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | James Knippenberg misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-57 |
| 02:47 | Penn St. Berks | William Harding grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 02:30 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf connects on the turnaround from the left block | 68-59 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | James Knippenberg connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Williams and he's hacked by Sean Wall - foul #1 on Sean Wall, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (PF), Shawn Randell (C) John Patton, Michael Williams, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (PG), Kurt Bryant (SG), Louis Cathey (SF), Kevin Acuna (C) Michael Morgan, Clint Mong, Sean Wall, Max Scalf | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | James Knippenberg makes the free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:59 | Penn St. Berks | James Knippenberg is called for the reach on Michael Hunger - foul #1 on James Knippenberg, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stewart Callender (PF) James Knippenberg | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 01:59 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:59 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Shawn Randell knocks in the jumper from the right block | 73-61 |
| 01:22 | Penn St. Berks | Louis Cathey misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 01:20 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger grabs the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 00:59 | Penn St. Berks | Kevin Acuna knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Stewart Callender is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hunger - foul #3 on Michael Hunger, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG) Robert Zumbrennen | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Penn St. Berks | Clayton Clary is called for the reach on Kurt Bryant - foul #2 on Clayton Clary, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zumbrennen (SG) John Porter | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | | |
| 00:48 | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Penn St. Berks | Kurt Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stewart Callender is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Bryant - foul #2 on Kurt Bryant, team foul #13 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), Max Scalf (PF), Dennis Jensen (C) Kurt Bryant, Michael Hunger, Louis Cathey, William Harding, Kevin Acuna | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Stewart Callender misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | Penn St. Berks | Clint Mong knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Wall | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Stewart Callender is hacked by Michael Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Charles Owens - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clayton Clary (PG), Robert Zumbrennen (SG), Ronald Lynch (SF), Shawn Randell (C) John Porter, Michael Williams, Charles Owens, Michael Temple | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Hunger (PG), Kurt Bryant (SG), Louis Cathey (SF), William Harding (C) Michael Morgan, Clint Mong, Sean Wall, Dennis Jensen | |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Berks | Max Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Stewart Callender is hacked by Michael Hunger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hunger, team foul #15 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Porter (PG), Michael Williams (SG), Charles Owens (PF), Michael Temple (C) Clayton Clary, Robert Zumbrennen, Ronald Lynch, Shawn Randell | |
| Subs | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan (PG), Clint Mong (SG), Sean Wall (SF), Dennis Jensen (C) Michael Hunger, Kurt Bryant, Louis Cathey, William Harding | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Stewart Callender makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:25 | Penn St. Berks | Michael Morgan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Stewart Callender gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Berks | Penn St. Berks is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Porter runs out the clock | 79-69 |