| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) PF - Richard Grant (fresh) C - Marty McClenic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) SF - Vernon Coleman (fresh) PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) C - Kevin Hardaway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marty McClenic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Gary Thomas connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Marty McClenic tips it home | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | The short jumper by Rodney Ehlert is denied by Richard Grant | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Marty McClenic is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marty McClenic, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG) Lesley Young | |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Vernon Coleman and he's fouled by William Martini - foul #1 on William Martini, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Henry (PF) Rodney Ehlert | |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman steps in front of the Thomas Collins pass in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Hoffman | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Joey Troiano is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Mathews - foul #1 on Donald Mathews, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (SG), Russell Barlow (SF), Jamal Smith (C) Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Thomas Collins can't finish the layup | 5-3 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | William Martini is hacked by Mark Henry - foul #1 on Mark Henry, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG) Joey Troiano, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG) Michael Boyd | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Hoffman (fresh) PF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Martini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) SG - Richard Lenz (fresh) SF - Russell Barlow (fresh) PF - Mark Henry (fresh) C - Jamal Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lesley Young | 5-3 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Mark Henry drills a jump hook in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Barry Hoffman | 7-5 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Mark Henry loses the dribble to Gary Thomas | 7-5 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Mark Henry pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Richard Lenz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | William Martini grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Richard Lenz is called for the reach on Nicholas Drouin - foul #1 on Richard Lenz, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins, William Martini | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Lesley Young, Richard Lenz, Russell Barlow, Mark Henry, Jamal Smith | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Richard Grant buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Marty McClenic | 10-5 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Donald Mathews scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman steals the ball from Gary Thomas in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rodney Ehlert | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Donald Mathews takes the ball from Joey Troiano in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Donald Mathews hits the finger roll | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Rodney Ehlert is called for the reach on Joey Troiano - foul #1 on Rodney Ehlert, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Rodney Ehlert blocks the short jumper by Andre Esposito | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Donald Mathews knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vernon Coleman | 10-15 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman steals it from Gary Thomas | 10-15 |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Michael Boyd lays it in on a great pass from Vernon Coleman | 10-17 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's layup is rejected by Kevin Hardaway | 10-17 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Marty McClenic tips it in | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vernon Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Hardaway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Donald Mathews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Marty McClenic is called for the reach on Donald Mathews - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (PF), William Martini (C) Joey Troiano, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Richard Lenz (SG), Russell Barlow (SF), Mark Henry (PF), Jamal Smith (C) Michael Boyd, Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Lesley Young hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Barry Hoffman - foul #1 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Lesley Young misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Lesley Young makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Jamal Smith is called for the reach on Barry Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamal Smith, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | William Martini can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 12-18 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Mark Henry gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | The jump hook by Richard Lenz is blocked by Thomas Collins | 12-18 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Richard Lenz hits the follow up shot | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Esposito | 15-20 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Russell Barlow buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Henry | 15-22 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Jamal Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Richard Lenz hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by William Martini - foul #2 on William Martini, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF) Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Mathews (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Dennis Hardy (C) Lesley Young, Russell Barlow, Mark Henry, Jamal Smith | |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Donald Mathews picks off the pass by Gary Thomas | 15-25 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Kevin Hardaway (C) Richard Lenz, Rodney Ehlert | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Thomas Collins connects on the jumper in the paint | 17-25 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Lesley Young drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Coleman | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (tiring) PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Mathews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Dennis Hardy (fresh) C - Kevin Hardaway (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is hacked by Lesley Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lesley Young, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (C) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert (PF) Vernon Coleman | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Gary Thomas comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Hardy - foul #1 on Dennis Hardy, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Coleman (SF) Dennis Hardy | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Richard Grant steals the ball from Kevin Hardaway | 19-28 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Joey Troiano can't tip it in | 19-28 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Lesley Young double dribbles | 19-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Mark Henry (SF), Jamal Smith (C) Lesley Young, Vernon Coleman, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the easy layup | 19-28 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Gary Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamal Smith | 19-28 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Donald Mathews misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Russell Barlow (SF) Michael Boyd, Rodney Ehlert | |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Donald Mathews picks off the pass by Thomas Collins in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Donald Mathews hits the finger roll | 19-32 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Richard Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Barlow - foul #1 on Russell Barlow, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (C) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Dennis Hardy (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Donald Mathews, Mark Henry, Jamal Smith | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Richard Lenz is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #7 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (SG) Lesley Young | |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Dennis Hardy is fouled on the floor by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #8 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF) Richard Lenz, Russell Barlow, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Dennis Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Dennis Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Richard Grant gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Mathews (SG), Kevin Hardaway (C) Michael Boyd, Dennis Hardy | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-35 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Thomas Collins snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is hacked by Lesley Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lesley Young, team foul #9 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Mark Henry (PF), Jamal Smith (C) Lesley Young, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Richard Lenz misses the lay-in | 24-35 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Jamal Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-37 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Thomas Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Barry Hoffman (fairly fresh) SF - Andre Esposito (tired) PF - Richard Grant (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Mathews (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Vernon Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamal Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the easy layup | 24-37 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jamal Smith | 24-37 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Jamal Smith misses the easy layup | 24-37 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Drouin | 24-37 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-37 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Mark Henry pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Mathews | 24-40 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Richard Lenz picks off the pass by Barry Hoffman in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Donald Mathews misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman steals the ball from Barry Hoffman | 24-40 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Donald Mathews can't throw it down | 24-40 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Mark Henry tips it back up and in | 24-42 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Lenz - foul #2 on Richard Lenz, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), William Martini (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Michael Boyd (SG), Russell Barlow (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Richard Lenz, Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Mark Henry, Jamal Smith | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Lesley Young misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Michael Boyd can't tip it in | 26-42 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Lesley Young tips it in | 26-44 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Thomas Collins hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin and he's hacked by Russell Barlow - foul #2 on Russell Barlow, team foul #11 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the free throw | 28-44 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Michael Boyd makes the jump hook near the basket | 28-46 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | William Martini clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 28-46 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardaway | 28-46 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 28-46 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Thomas Collins snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Lesley Young takes the ball from Gary Thomas in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Lesley Young can't finish the layup | 28-46 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway hits the follow up shot | 28-48 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | William Martini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Hardy (SF) Russell Barlow | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Marty McClenic denies the turnaround by Rodney Ehlert | 28-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |