| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton drills a shot near the basket | 22-29 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Allshouse | 22-31 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is fouled on the floor by Sergei Sosinski - foul #1 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz's floater is tipped away by Darryl Colson | 24-31 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Darryl Colson snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Brian Thies is blocked by James Grubbs | 24-31 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Brian Thies can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Brian Thies's floater is tipped away by Kelly Nichols | 24-31 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | James Grubbs loses the dribble to Brian Thies | 24-31 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Gary Chambers (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Tony Gerwitz, Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Barr | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Chambers (fresh) PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Gary Chambers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Donald Lyle tips it home | 27-33 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Donald Lyle pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Lyle | 27-35 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Donald Norman loses the ball out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Thomas Michalec, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Gary Allshouse (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Gary Chambers, Kelly Nichols | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse loses the dribble to Thomas Fuller | 27-35 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller lays it in | 29-35 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Thies - foul #3 on Brian Thies, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF) Billy Barr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Donald Lyle | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Tony Gerwitz picks off the pass by Predrag Brzuchalski | 29-35 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Sergei Sosinski - foul #2 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec double dribbles | 29-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SG) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG) Predrag Brzuchalski, Lionel Job | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Edward Hohl (SF) Tony Gerwitz, James Grubbs | |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Brian Thies scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Barr | 31-37 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | The jumper by Samuel Hamilton is denied by Sergei Sosinski | 31-37 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Barr | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Hohl (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Billy Barr blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec connects on the runner from the left block | 33-37 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Hohl | 33-39 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Brian Thies's pass is intercepted by Kelly Nichols | 33-39 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Sergei Sosinski, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Gary Allshouse, Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Donald Norman connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Fuller | 35-39 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 35-39 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is fouled on the floor by Domingo Trujillo - foul #1 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Darryl Colson, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Grubbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Donald Norman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Lionel Job | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | James Grubbs knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Tony Gerwitz | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Donald Lyle swats the shot by Darryl Colson | 38-41 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Donald Norman is called for the reach on Samuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Donald Norman, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Edward Hohl (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Tony Gerwitz, James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it in | 40-41 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Gary Allshouse, Edward Hohl, Samuel Hamilton | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Donald Lyle steals the ball from Brian Thies | 40-42 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-42 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sergei Sosinski | 40-42 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the turnaround from the right block | 42-42 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the shot near the basket set up by Domingo Trujillo | 42-44 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fuller | 45-44 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is fouled on the floor by Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski, Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Brian Thies buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Barr | 47-46 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the floater from the baseline | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Allshouse | 47-51 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Kelly Nichols blocks the jumper by Darryl Colson | 47-51 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the follow up shot | 49-51 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Lionel Job - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Edward Hohl (SF) Domingo Trujillo, Kelly Nichols | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 49-53 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Edward Hohl double dribbles | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Brian Thies is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #5 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is fouled on the floor by Kelly Nichols - foul #4 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Brian Thies is fouled on the floor by James Grubbs - foul #1 on James Grubbs, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Fuller - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Darryl Colson grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is hacked by Predrag Brzuchalski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Predrag Brzuchalski, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Edward Hohl (SF) James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Brian Thies is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is hacked by Thomas Fuller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 49-56 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Gerwitz | 49-56 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Thomas Fuller is called for the reach on Tony Gerwitz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #12 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Domingo Trujillo, Edward Hohl | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is whistled for a carry | 49-58 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Thomas Fuller is called for the reach on James Grubbs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #13 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz runs out the clock | 51-60 |