| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 35-30 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 37-32 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | William Smith is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #3 on Byron Weir, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the contested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Thurman Walters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 39-41 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Guerrera, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Steven Abbott picks off the pass by Andrew Gregg | 39-41 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Bruce Devaughn steps in front of the Byron Weir pass | 39-41 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits the finger roll | 41-41 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Smith | 41-43 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is called for a backcourt violation | 41-43 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Thurman Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony McMaken | 44-43 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Doug Whitten (SF) Richard Guerrera, Bruce Devaughn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Darren Neveu denies the turnaround by Thurman Walters | 44-43 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken double dribbles | 44-43 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Thurman Walters clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Byron Weir picks off the pass by Doug Whitten | 44-43 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Darren Neveu - foul #2 on Darren Neveu, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Kevin Carreras | |
| 11:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (PF) William McHalffey | |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Darren Neveu takes the ball from Kevin Carreras | 44-43 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Darren Neveu buries a shot from the baseline set up by Richard Guerrera | 46-43 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Franjo Zenor | 46-46 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Smith | 46-48 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darren Neveu | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Raymond Bills (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William McHalffey (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, Kevin Carreras, William Smith | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Phillip Jones gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Bills (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Thurman Walters shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Dennis Hazelwood takes the ball from Thurman Walters after a doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 52-48 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Dennis Hazelwood steps in front of the Raymond Bills pass | 52-48 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Deady, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, Phillip Jones | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Anthony McMaken blocks the short jumper by William Smith | 54-48 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken's pass is intercepted by Byron Weir | 54-50 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Thurman Walters, Byron Weir | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 03:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Darren Neveu snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 58-52 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Darren Neveu (PF) Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:34 | Penn State | William Smith drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 58-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | William Smith is hacked by Darren Neveu - foul #3 on Darren Neveu, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Franjo Zenor out of a doubleteam | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Thurman Walters steps in front of the Darren Neveu pass | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey wins the tip | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Byron Weir is fouled on the floor by Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Darren Neveu can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-60 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Byron Weir loses the ball out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Thurman Walters splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Darren Neveu - foul #4 on Darren Neveu, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 64-62 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 66-62 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | William McHalffey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 66-64 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-64 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Franjo Zenor | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | The short jumper by Byron Weir is denied by Anthony McMaken | 66-64 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the dunk | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it in | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Darren Neveu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SF), Doug Whitten (PF) Richard Guerrera, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-64 |