| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mark Lynch inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Douglas Spivey steps in front of the Thomas Denny pass in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 19:56 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 19:54 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 19:52 | Illinois | William Smith gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | William Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Paul Cordova pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger | 34-35 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Thomas Denny grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Eddie Woods drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Jim Spurlock and the foul's on John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova loses the dribble to Jim Spurlock | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock banks in the layup | 34-40 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the fadeaway from the left block | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Lau | 34-40 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Mark Lynch denies the turnaround by Wayne Flickinger | 34-40 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Wayne Flickinger steps in front of the Mark Lynch pass | 34-40 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Eddie Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Scott Dollard (C) Jim Spurlock, William Smith | |
| 16:30 | Penn State | A charge is called on Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG) Thomas Denny | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is called for traveling | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG), William Smith (C) James Poulsen, Scott Dollard | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga lays it up and in set up by Paul Suazo | 36-40 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 36-43 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Paul Suazo blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jim Spurlock - foul #1 on Jim Spurlock, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Paul Suazo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on Mark Lynch - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Lau - foul #3 on John Lau, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Thomas Denny grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Cordova | 38-45 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Thomas Denny picks off the pass by Paul Cordova | 38-45 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Mark Lynch throws it down set up by Thomas Denny | 38-47 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga comes up short on the floater from the right block | 38-47 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | John Lau tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Mark Lynch is blocked by Leonard Lechuga | 38-47 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Thomas Denny gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (PF) John Lau | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cordova | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 11 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Paul Cordova comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 39-49 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Wayne Flickinger steals it from Denis Banks | 39-49 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Denis Banks denies the turnaround by Wayne Flickinger | 39-49 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Denis Banks swats the short shot by Wayne Flickinger | 39-49 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer tips it in | 41-49 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Dollard | 41-51 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger drills a floater from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Denny, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), John Lau (PF) Douglas Spivey, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Jim Spurlock (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Thomas Denny, James Poulsen, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the finger roll | 45-51 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Paul Cordova knocks in the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Mark Lynch - foul #2 on Mark Lynch, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Eddie Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 48-53 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Eddie Woods knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-55 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | John Lau tips it but misses | 48-55 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | William Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG) Paul Suazo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG), James Poulsen (SG) Clarence McCarthy, Jim Spurlock | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger connects on the floater from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | James Poulsen drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Denny and he's hacked by Douglas Spivey - foul #3 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerard Creamer (PF) John Lau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | James Poulsen misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is hacked by Mark Lynch - foul #3 on Mark Lynch, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Thomas Denny lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) Gerard Creamer, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG), Denis Banks (SF) James Poulsen, Mark Lynch | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't throw it down | 50-62 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Denis Banks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Denny | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lau (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 15 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey loses the ball out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), William Smith (C) Thomas Denny, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-64 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Mark Lynch swats the dunk try by Leonard Lechuga | 50-64 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is hacked by Paul Cordova - foul #3 on Paul Cordova, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF) Paul Cordova, Douglas Spivey, John Lau | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Paul Suazo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-66 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Smith | 50-66 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Eddie Woods clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock gets the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Eddie Woods is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #4 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG), John Lau (PF) Frederick Green, Paul Suazo, Gerard Creamer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Paul Cordova travels with the ball | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Eddie Woods comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-68 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Douglas Spivey | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the offensive board | 50-68 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Lynch | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Mark Lynch runs out the clock | 50-68 |