| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 17 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Fielder (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Gemmill (fresh) SG - Andrew Simonson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle inbounds the ball | 43-14 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle clanks a shot in the lane | 43-14 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 43-14 |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-14 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | David Saylors pulls down the rebound | 43-14 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | David Saylors clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-14 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger gets the rebound | 43-14 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-14 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | David Fielder pulls down the rebound | 43-14 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Saylors can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Hebert - foul #1 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #1 | 43-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (PG), Chris Bauer (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Andrew Simonson, Francisco Bravo, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 44-14 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 2nd free throw | 45-14 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Hebert is blocked by David Saylors | 45-14 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula grabs the offensive rebound | 45-14 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-17 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle is open but misses the lay-in | 45-17 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Chris Bauer gets the rebound | 45-17 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino loses the dribble to Bruce Hicks | 45-17 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Gemmill - foul #1 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #2 | 45-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, David Saylors | |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Chris Bauer, Bobby Hebert | |
| 16:59 | Illinois | David Fielder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy McGibbon | 47-17 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Gemmill | 47-19 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | John Giancola misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-19 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | David Fielder tips it home | 49-19 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nnamdi Abdula | 49-22 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | John Giancola clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Oswaldo Marino - foul #1 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #3 | 49-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Charles Howland (PF) Randy McGibbon, Steven Bennett, David Fielder | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Dukes (PG), Kenneth Gaspar (SG), Andrew Simonson (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Nnamdi Abdula, Daniel Gemmill, Francisco Bravo, Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the 1st free throw | 49-22 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 50-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) C - Paul Wason (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Gaspar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Kenneth Gaspar comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-22 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Paul Wason pulls down the rebound | 50-22 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 52-22 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | John Giancola steals the ball from Steven Dukes | 52-22 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | John Giancola misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-22 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 52-22 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), David Saylors (C) Anthony Stevens, John Giancola, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Andrew Simonson, Bobby Hebert | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | David Saylors drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 54-22 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy McGibbon - foul #1 on Randy McGibbon, team foul #1 | 54-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (PG), David Fielder (PF) Bruce Hicks, Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF) Chris Bauer | |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 54-23 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-24 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Gaspar - foul #4 on Kenneth Gaspar, team foul #4 | 54-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (SG) Kenneth Gaspar | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | David Saylors loses the ball out of bounds | 54-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG) Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (C) Herman Westfall | |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo double dribbles | 54-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG), Bobby Hebert (C) Andrew Simonson, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | David Saylors knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by David Fielder | 56-24 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Saylors - foul #1 on David Saylors, team foul #2 | 56-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (PF) David Fielder | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Daniel Gemmill, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 56-25 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-26 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is fouled on the floor by Francisco Bravo - foul #3 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #5 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), John Giancola (SF) Randy McGibbon, Eugene Boyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF) Francisco Bravo | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Anthony Stevens, David Saylors | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) C - Paul Wason (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Steven Dukes (tiring) 3 pf. SG - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger is fouled on the floor by Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #3 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Nnamdi Abdula, Bobby Hebert | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Charles Howland is called for the reach on Steven Dukes - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #4 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG) Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Wason - foul #2 on Paul Wason, team foul #5 | 56-26 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill makes the 1st free throw | 56-27 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-28 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Charles Howland knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks and the foul's on Andrew Simonson - foul #2 on Andrew Simonson, team foul #6 | 58-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF), David Fielder (PF) John Giancola, Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF) Steven Dukes | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Charles Howland makes the free throw | 59-28 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-28 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the board | 59-28 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-28 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the defensive board | 59-28 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Eugene Boyle steals the ball from Daniel Gemmill | 59-28 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 59-28 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Chris Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-28 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Herman Westfall's layup is rejected by David Fielder | 59-28 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Paul Wason snags the defensive board | 59-28 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 61-28 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Chris Bauer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-31 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Gemmill - foul #2 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #7 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), John Giancola (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), David Saylors (C) Charles Howland, Eugene Boyle, David Fielder, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula (PG), Raymond Green (C) Oswaldo Marino, Herman Westfall | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-31 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Chris Bauer | 61-31 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Raymond Green is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #8 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG) Bruce Hicks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Saylors can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #9 | 61-31 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 62-31 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 2nd free throw | 63-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Giancola (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nnamdi Abdula (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Daniel Gemmill (tired) 5 pts. SF - Chris Bauer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Simonson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Chris Bauer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-31 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy McGibbon | 63-31 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Steven Bennett | 65-31 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Raymond Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-31 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Chris Bauer grabs the offensive rebound | 65-31 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Raymond Green is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #10 | 65-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Fielder (PF) Steven Bennett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Chris Bauer, Raymond Green | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | David Saylors is called for traveling | 65-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-31 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle gets the rebound | 65-31 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Boyle | 68-31 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Herman Westfall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-33 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | David Saylors is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eugene Boyle | 70-33 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-33 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks snags the defensive board | 70-33 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Nnamdi Abdula is called for the reach on Eugene Boyle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nnamdi Abdula, team foul #11 | 70-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, David Fielder, David Saylors | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chris Bauer (SF), Raymond Green (C) Daniel Gemmill, Herman Westfall | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 71-33 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-33 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula is hacked by John Giancola - foul #3 on John Giancola, team foul #6 | 72-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (SF) Eugene Boyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-33 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Giancola misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #4 on Raymond Green, team foul #12 | 72-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SG) Andrew Simonson | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 73-33 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 2nd free throw | 74-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Giancola (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Wason (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nnamdi Abdula (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Daniel Gemmill (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Chris Bauer (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) C - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Paul Wason swats the layup by Oswaldo Marino | 74-33 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | John Giancola grabs the defensive rebound | 74-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-33 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Steven Bennett tips it but misses | 74-33 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Chris Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-33 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Randy McGibbon steps in front of the Daniel Gemmill pass | 74-33 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon is hacked by Oswaldo Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #13 | 74-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Charles Howland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Oswaldo Marino, Raymond Green | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 74-33 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-33 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Herman Westfall double dribbles | 75-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG), David Fielder (PF), David Saylors (C) Randy McGibbon, Steven Bennett, Paul Wason | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Daniel Gemmill is called for the reach on Anthony Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Gemmill, team foul #14 | 75-33 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 76-33 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-33 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula double dribbles | 77-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Boyle (SF) John Giancola | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF) Daniel Gemmill | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | David Saylors connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Stevens | 79-33 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Nnamdi Abdula comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 79-33 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses the tip | 79-33 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | David Saylors pulls down the rebound | 79-33 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Nnamdi Abdula is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nnamdi Abdula, team foul #15 | 79-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (PG) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 80-33 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 80-33 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 80-33 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | David Fielder steals the ball from Chris Bauer | 80-33 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens loses the dribble to Andrew Simonson in the backcourt | 80-33 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | David Saylors swats the shot by Nnamdi Abdula | 80-33 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle gets the rebound | 80-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Nnamdi Abdula is called for the reach on Anthony Stevens - foul #3 on Nnamdi Abdula, team foul #16 | 80-33 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 81-33 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 82-33 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-35 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens is hacked by Herman Westfall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Westfall, team foul #17 | 82-35 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 82-35 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 82-35 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the board | 82-35 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Chris Bauer makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nnamdi Abdula | 82-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 82-37 |