| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (fresh) PF - Shawn Kolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Stich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | James Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-32 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Matthew McDonald steps in front of the Marcellus Goshorn pass | 22-32 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald dunks the ball | 22-34 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-34 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the driving attempt from the left block | 22-34 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ramiro Salazar | 22-34 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | James Young is called for the reach on David Singleton - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Lester Vavra (PF) James Schank, Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Lester Vavra buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Axelson | 24-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Rolf Zeckzer steps in front of the John Pledger pass in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Lester Vavra misses the easy layup | 24-34 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Lester Vavra is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on Lester Vavra, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beckner (C) Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Stich misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lester Vavra - foul #2 on Lester Vavra, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Lester Vavra buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Robert Perham is fouled in the backcourt by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #3 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), David Singleton (SF), Shawn Kolinski (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, Kevin Weiner, Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Larry Newell can't finish the layup | 27-36 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | David Singleton snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 15:59 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 27-36 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn tips it home | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (fresh) PF - Shawn Kolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Vavra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Larry Newell drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Sebastian Jackson | 29-38 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | John Stich scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | David Singleton steals the ball from Robert Perham | 29-40 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | David Singleton hits the finger roll | 31-40 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the dunk | 31-40 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | David Singleton grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | David Singleton misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 31-40 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Robert Perham gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | John Stich blows the layup | 31-40 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 31-40 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | John Stich blows the dunk | 31-40 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Sebastian Jackson picks off the pass by David Singleton | 31-40 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | David Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:18 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski lays it in on a nice dish by Marcellus Goshorn and he's hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), James Rousey (SF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 12:18 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | James Young makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by Matthew McDonald | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Rousey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Shawn Kolinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stich (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled on the floor by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #4 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Kevin Weiner (PF) Rolf Zeckzer, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | John Stich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Young | 33-44 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn scores on a floater from the right side set up by James Schank | 35-44 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | John Stich blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | James Young snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | John Stich is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beckner (C) Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) John Stich | |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Matthew McDonald picks off the pass by Michael Beckner | 35-44 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Marcellus Goshorn is called for the reach on John Pledger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | James Young connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-46 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 35-46 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 35-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-49 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Pledger | 35-51 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:05 | Penn State | James Schank misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (SG), Shawn Kolinski (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner, Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), Sebastian Jackson (SF), John Stich (PF) John Pledger, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| 08:05 | Penn State | James Schank makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | James Schank misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | James Schank misses the 3rd free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Perham | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Rousey (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Shawn Kolinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Stich (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Penn State | James Schank misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-53 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | James Schank pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Matthew McDonald picks off the pass by David Singleton | 36-53 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Ramiro Salazar picks off the pass by John Stich | 36-53 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski's pass is intercepted by Matthew McDonald | 36-53 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald throws it down | 36-55 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar makes the shot from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Lester Vavra (PF), Michael Beckner (C) James Rousey, Shawn Kolinski, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF), James Young (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Stich, Ronald Sink | |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Lester Vavra double dribbles | 38-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG) James Schank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Floyd Kent clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-55 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Michael Beckner snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 38-55 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Pledger and the foul's on Lester Vavra - foul #3 on Lester Vavra, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) David Singleton | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) James Young | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hardy (C) Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 39-60 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner's pass is intercepted by Larry Newell | 39-60 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-60 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Weiner | 39-60 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Newell - foul #1 on Larry Newell, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Beckner (PF) Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) John Pledger, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled in the backcourt by Rolf Zeckzer - foul #5 on Rolf Zeckzer, team foul #7 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (SG) Rolf Zeckzer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Beckner (fresh) C - Walter Hardy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Stich (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Axelson - foul #1 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #8 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lester Vavra (PF) Walter Hardy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Lester Vavra blocks the short jumper by James Young | 41-64 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Beckner | 41-64 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Michael Beckner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Beckner, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) John Stich | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by Lester Vavra - foul #4 on Lester Vavra, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, Ronald Sink | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | The jump hook by Joshua Axelson is blocked by James Young | 41-66 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Robert Perham is called for traveling | 41-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Stich (PF), Ronald Sink (C) Robert Perham, Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | John Stich makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 41-68 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-68 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-68 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson snags the offensive board | 41-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Michael Beckner drills a jump hook from close range | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Axelson - foul #2 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #11 | 43-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Michael Beckner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 43-69 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Beckner - foul #4 on Michael Beckner, team foul #12 | 43-69 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | David Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | David Singleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-69 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 43-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald runs out the clock | 43-69 |