| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 19-17 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 19-19 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Henry Lambright takes the ball from Paul Bennett | 19-19 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it in | 21-19 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 21-21 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Albert Baber snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is denied on a dunk by Henry Lambright | 21-21 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #4 on Paul Bennett, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 24-21 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Robert Lenz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-21 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman can't tip it in | 24-21 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Andrew Lee | 27-21 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Baber | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Robert Lenz swats the shot by Eddie Gerhard | 27-24 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell, Andrew Lee, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Eric Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Albert Baber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 27-25 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG) Michael Zorens | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Hutchinson - foul #1 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Robert Lenz buries a turnaround from close range set up by Albert Baber | 27-28 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Reginald Reavis steals it from Samuel Birdsell | 27-28 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-28 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is fouled on the floor by Scott Hutchinson - foul #2 on Scott Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is fouled on the floor by Albert Baber - foul #2 on Albert Baber, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Lee | 30-30 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Paul Bennett scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Reginald Reavis blocks the short jumper by Henry Lambright | 30-32 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 30-32 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis can't connect on a shot from the right block | 30-32 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Andrew Lee snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is called for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Eric Cooper (SG), Ryan Linkous (C) Samuel Birdsell, Eddie Gerhard, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Young Fang | |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Paul Bennett buries a runner from the right block | 30-34 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the jumper from the left block set up by Albert Baber | 30-36 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Robert Lenz drills a jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Claude Jones (SF) Albert Baber, Gustavo Romano, Reginald Reavis | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Cooper (fresh) SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Paul Bennett comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses long on a runner from close range | 37-38 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Paul Bennett banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Robert Lenz swats the short shot by Samuel Birdsell | 37-40 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Andrew Lee can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Claude Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Young Fang (C) Roger Cooper, Claude Jones, Robert Lenz | |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Young Fang is called for the reach on Samuel Birdsell - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Henry Lambright lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Young Fang lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Reavis | 39-42 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 41-42 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #4 on Henry Lambright, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (PF) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard tips it but misses | 41-43 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Reginald Reavis | 41-43 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Henry Lambright is called for the reach on Albert Baber - foul #5 on Henry Lambright, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Reginald Reavis | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Tracy Doby knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Birdsell | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Eddie Gerhard is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (PF) Paul Bennett | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman runs out the clock | 43-46 |