| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - William Clemmons (fresh) C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) SG - William Gaunt (fresh) SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses short on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Leon Gulley travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Leon Gulley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anderson Nakano | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Leon Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Stephen Smith drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Gaunt | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | William Clemmons is hacked by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Robert Jaramillo (SF), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, William Clemmons, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Jason McCray banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Kleiber | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jason McCray steals the ball from William Gaunt | 5-2 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the jump hook from the right block | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Jason McCray is denied on a dunk by James Brown | 5-2 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | James Brown grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jaramillo (fresh) PF - Jason McCray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Tiedemann | 7-2 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Stephen Smith's pass is intercepted by Robert Jaramillo | 7-2 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Stephen Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Buntin | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Richard Hadley clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Mark Kleiber takes the ball from Samuel Overturf | 7-4 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Richard Hadley snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Richard Hadley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann | 9-4 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Kleiber - foul #1 on Mark Kleiber, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), William Clemmons (PF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber, Robert Jaramillo, Jason McCray, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) William Buntin, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | William Clemmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Gaunt | 9-5 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Leon Gulley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Hipple | 9-10 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Michael Wynne blows the wide open layup | 9-10 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - William Clemmons (fresh) C - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Michael Wynne slams it home set up by Daniel Wilson and he's hacked by Jeffrey Regner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Regner, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Stephen Smith (PF) Daniel Wilson, Edward Wydra | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Michael Wynne picks off the pass by Jason McCray | 9-13 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | The short jumper by Tommy Hipple is denied by Jason McCray | 9-13 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Richard Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the dunk attempt | 9-13 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | William Clemmons tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Stephen Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Jason McCray, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason McCray (PF) Terry Fahy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Stephen Smith dunks the ball | 11-15 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | William Clemmons knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leon Gulley | 13-15 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Stephen Smith lays it up and in set up by Samuel Overturf and he's fouled by William Clemmons - foul #1 on William Clemmons, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Sammy Labarre (SG), Terry Fahy (SF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Jason McCray, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Hadley | 13-17 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | William Gaunt steals it from Sammy Labarre | 13-17 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | William Gaunt jams it | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Labarre (fresh) SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - William Clemmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Terry Fahy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Richard Hadley tips it in | 15-19 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | William Buntin is hacked by Terry Fahy - foul #1 on Terry Fahy, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses short on a shot from the left block | 15-19 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple tips it home | 15-21 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber makes the 3 from straight away | 18-21 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | William Gaunt can't tip it in | 18-21 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | William Clemmons grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Jason McCray (PF), Richard Hadley (C) Leon Gulley, Mark Kleiber, Terry Fahy, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Clemmons misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Jason McCray pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | William Gaunt is hacked by William Clemmons - foul #2 on William Clemmons, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Terry Fahy (SF), Jeffrey Regner (PF) Christopher Tiedemann, William Clemmons, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) William Buntin, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Edward Wydra, James Brown | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Michael Wynne's floater is knocked away by Richard Hadley | 22-21 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Fahy (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the floater from the right side | 25-21 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Ernest Bode hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Stephen Smith clanks a turnaround from close range | 27-23 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Terry Fahy gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson and he's fouled by Richard Hadley - foul #1 on Richard Hadley, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), William Clemmons (SF), Jason McCray (PF) Leon Gulley, Anderson Nakano, Terry Fahy, Richard Hadley | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Edward Wydra (PF) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, Stephen Smith | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Jason McCray is fouled on the floor by Edward Wydra - foul #2 on Edward Wydra, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Jaramillo (SF) Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner is called for 5 seconds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sammy Labarre (SG), Jason McCray (C) Mark Kleiber, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | William Buntin snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Tiedemann and he's hacked by Edward Wydra - foul #3 on Edward Wydra, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (PG), Anderson Nakano (SG), Leon Gulley (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Sammy Labarre, Robert Jaramillo, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF) Edward Wydra | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | William Clemmons makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Regner swats the short shot by Tommy Hipple | 30-29 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | William Clemmons snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-29 |