| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Rocky Costa inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Rocky Costa clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras double dribbles | 19-27 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 19-27 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 18:30 | Penn State | Tyler Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Rocky Costa double dribbles | 19-30 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a turnaround from the left block | 19-32 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Tyler Hess evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Richard Standifer pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Richard Standifer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Tyler Hess, Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Richard Deady (SG), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Paul Weber, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Standifer (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Richard Deady is fouled on the floor by Michael Lee - foul #2 on Michael Lee, team foul #2 | 19-32 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdelal steals the ball from Michael Collins | 19-32 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Dennis Hazelwood swats the short shot by Kevin Carreras | 19-32 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 19-32 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Deady | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Michael Lee double dribbles | 19-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Rocky Costa (SG) Michael Lee, Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF) Michael Collins, Richard Deady, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood lays it up and in | 19-36 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-36 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Rocky Costa grabs the offensive board | 19-36 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Edward Scheiber blocks the short jumper by Kevin Carreras | 19-36 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-36 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-36 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it home | 21-36 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 21-38 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF) Edward Scheiber, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras jams it and the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Edward Scheiber (C) Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the free throw | 23-38 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Michael Lee is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tyler Hess | 26-38 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Michael Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Hess, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 26-41 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Tyler Hess travels with the ball | 26-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (PG), Phillip Jones (C) Tyler Hess, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Campbell | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Rocky Costa clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Phillip Jones snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Rocky Costa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-43 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Phillip Jones - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #4 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Kevin Carreras (C) Walter Riggle, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Tyler Hess is called for the reach on Jan Tarver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tyler Hess, team foul #5 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) John Campbell | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Kevin Carreras steps in front of the Dennis Hazelwood pass | 28-45 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Rocky Costa scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the free throw | 30-45 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Hazelwood | 30-45 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it home | 30-47 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-47 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by Michael Lee - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #6 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, Rocky Costa, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), David Williams (C) Paul Weber, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Jan Tarver loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelal | 30-47 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Richard Standifer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 33-47 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber slams it home set up by Jan Tarver | 33-49 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses short on a floater from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 33-52 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is denied on a dunk by Edward Scheiber | 33-52 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Richard Standifer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Hess | 36-52 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Richard Standifer loses the ball out of bounds | 36-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG), Rocky Costa (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Michael Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Richard Standifer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Phillip Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Phillip Jones takes the ball from John Campbell | 38-54 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Phillip Jones tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Campbell scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Collins and the foul's on Brandon Ezzell - foul #1 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Walter Riggle (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the free throw | 40-56 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Riggle | 40-56 |
| 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) | |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Tyler Hess works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rocky Costa | 43-56 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | John Campbell is hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #3 on Richard Standifer, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Paul Weber is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras blows the wide open layup | 43-56 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Campbell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 43-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 43-58 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 43-58 |