| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 10 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Aguon | 39-26 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-26 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | David Bertrand snags the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup lays it in on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 39-28 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | James Aguon is hacked by George Kepley - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 41-28 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Austin Coward - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the lay-in | 41-28 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup is hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 43-30 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled in the backcourt by David Bertrand - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) Luis Hernadez | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Gerardo Ortega is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #4 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits a driving attempt near the basket | 47-30 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | George Kepley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-30 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | David Bertrand picks off the pass by Austin Coward | 48-30 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it up and in | 48-32 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | George Kepley snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Boris Zellous picks off the pass by George Kepley | 48-32 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde double dribbles | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:21 | Penn State | David Bertrand's floater is knocked away by Tomas Wilde | 48-32 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #3 on David Bertrand, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #4 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #4 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 51-35 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | David Bertrand snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Juan Rios's floater is knocked away by Robert Fisher | 51-35 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Wayne Foster gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Bailey | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-35 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Modesto Rossi (SG), George Kepley (SF), John Huff (C) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, Erwin Walkup | |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Boris Zellous steals it from David Bertrand | 54-35 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 54-35 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | George Kepley snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-35 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bailey | 56-35 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | George Kepley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Lewis Pearson steps in front of the Terrance Riccio pass | 56-38 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Terrance Riccio denies the turnaround by John Huff | 56-38 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-38 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Huff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Erwin Walkup (C) David Bertrand, Modesto Rossi, John Huff | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits the finger roll | 58-38 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson's floater is tipped away by Austin Coward | 58-38 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zellous | 58-38 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits the finger roll | 60-38 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #6 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Robert Fisher steals it from Juan Rios | 60-38 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it in set up by Nelson Boyer | 62-38 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Austin Coward takes the ball from Lewis Pearson | 62-38 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the lay-in | 62-38 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the tip | 62-38 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Robert Fisher steps in front of the Luis Hernadez pass | 62-38 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-38 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-38 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #7 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SF) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios | |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-40 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | George Kepley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the shot from the right side set up by Wayne Foster and he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #3 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #8 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Lewis Pearson | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the free throw | 64-40 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup's floater is tipped away by Tomas Wilde | 64-40 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi tips it home | 64-42 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde drills a runner in the paint | 66-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 66-42 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 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 motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Tomas Wilde is blocked by Kenneth Takahashi | 66-42 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits the follow up shot | 68-42 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-45 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is whistled for a carry | 68-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Juan Rios (SF), Lewis Pearson (PF), John Huff (C) David Bertrand, George Kepley, Kenneth Takahashi, Erwin Walkup | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-45 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | John Huff tips it home | 68-47 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it in | 70-47 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the floater from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | John Huff tips it home | 70-49 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Nelson Boyer | 72-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 72-52 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Nelson Boyer | 74-52 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | John Huff misses the tip | 74-52 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 74-52 |