| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Marcellus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Pedro (PF) Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Adam Haines is whistled for traveling | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Gary Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses long on a shot from close range | 28-30 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Roger Maciel | 28-32 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses long on a floater from the left block | 28-32 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryant Hicks - foul #2 on Bryant Hicks, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Bryant Hicks, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Macfarlane | 30-33 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Victorino | 30-33 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Roger Maciel steals it from Adam Haines in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the dunk | 30-33 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Victorino | 30-33 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro knocks in the runner from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the driving attempt from close range | 32-33 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Adam Haines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Roger Maciel snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Joseph Pedro - foul #1 on Joseph Pedro, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Adam Haines, Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 3rd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG) Bryant Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Clyde Pate (PF) Edward Schrader, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 3rd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Harold Debellis steals it from Kwabena Abdel | 33-36 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Harold Debellis lays it up and in | 35-36 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Bryant Hicks, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Bryant Hicks and he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Joseph Pedro (PF) Bryant Hicks, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 40-36 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the contested driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Burns and he's hacked by Harold Debellis - foul #4 on Harold Debellis, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Harold Debellis, Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Raymond Haddix | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Edward Dennison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 40-38 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Adam Haines is called for the reach on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Adam Haines, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG) Roger Maciel | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Richard Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Bradley | 40-40 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Edward Dennison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Larry Victorino (SF), Samuel Tipton (PF) Bryant Hicks, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edward Schrader and he's hacked by Richard Hubbard - foul #3 on Richard Hubbard, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Matthew Macfarlane, Larry Victorino, Samuel Tipton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Edward Schrader | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Roger Maciel steals it from Richard Hubbard | 40-43 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't finish the layup | 40-43 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks is hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (PG), Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Adam Haines, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro misses the jumper near the basket | 40-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 40-43 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-43 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it home | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Larry Victorino clanks a shot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 40-47 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Edward Dennison (SF) Bryant Hicks, Larry Victorino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 41-47 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley banks in the layup set up by Edward Schrader | 41-49 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on Harold Debellis - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Marcellus (PF) Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Edward Schrader shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Burns | 43-52 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Debellis | 45-54 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Larry Victorino (SF) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Roger Maciel loses the dribble to Adam Haines in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Richard Hubbard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-54 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Adam Haines pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Harold Debellis - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF) Adam Haines, Larry Victorino | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Harold Debellis misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Edward Dennison - foul #1 on Edward Dennison, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Victorino (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF) Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bryant Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Victorino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hubbard (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Harold Debellis is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Harold Debellis, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Haines (PG), Albert Marcellus (PF) Harold Debellis, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Richard Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Dennison (SF), Joseph Pedro (PF), Samuel Tipton (C) Larry Victorino, Albert Marcellus, Richard Hubbard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Adam Haines is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Haines, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Bradley | 45-59 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-59 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Adam Haines in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Haines, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Edward Dennison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Bryant Hicks is called for the reach on Richard Burns - foul #3 on Bryant Hicks, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Gary Bradley takes the ball from Adam Haines | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Joseph Pedro - foul #2 on Joseph Pedro, team foul #11 | 45-63 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Gary Bradley steals the ball from Joseph Pedro | 45-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 45-64 |