| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses long on a runner from the right block | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Ryan Church is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Church | 29-38 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | David Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Andrew Gregg | 29-38 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the contested floater from the left block set up by Ryan Church | 29-40 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tyler Hess | 32-40 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Ryan Church drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Guerrera | 32-42 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood double dribbles | 36-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 14:47 | Penn State | James Nichols swats the dunk try by William McHalffey | 36-42 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 36-44 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Church - foul #3 on Ryan Church, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 38-46 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Steven Abbott comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 38-46 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor's pass is intercepted by Steven Abbott in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Steven Abbott throws it down | 38-48 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 40-48 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Richard Guerrera steals the ball from William McHalffey | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-50 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by William McHalffey | 42-50 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras blocks the short jumper by Anthony McMaken | 42-50 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | The short jumper by Kevin Carreras is denied by James Nichols | 42-50 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Guerrera and the foul's on Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 42-52 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Ryan Church tips it home | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | William McHalffey buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-54 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Steven Abbott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal buries a shot from the right block set up by William McHalffey | 46-54 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Steven Abbott's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor banks in the layup | 48-54 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Walter Riggle comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras doubles Anthony McMaken and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF) Ryan Church | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a jumper from the right block | 48-54 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | James Nichols dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steven Abbott and he's fouled by Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Marijan Kiedrowski, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 48-57 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | James Nichols misses badly on a runner in the lane | 48-57 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | David Williams tips it but misses | 48-57 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Tyler Hess scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Nichols | 50-59 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) James Nichols | |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 50-59 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | William McHalffey steals the ball from Ryan Church | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 53-59 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | The jump hook by William McHalffey is blocked by Anthony McMaken | 53-59 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William McHalffey | 53-59 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Church - foul #4 on Ryan Church, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken lays it in on a great pass from Richard Guerrera and the foul's on Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) David Williams | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Ryan Church takes the ball from Franjo Zenor after a doubleteam | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, James Nichols | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras denies the turnaround by Anthony McMaken | 55-62 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it home | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Franjo Zenor takes the ball from Richard Guerrera | 56-64 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is whistled for a carry | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Gregg - foul #2 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-66 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Gregg - foul #3 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zenor - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the contested jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 61-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | David Williams takes the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 61-71 |