| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Carroll Holton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Antwan Hartzog (fresh) SG - Brian Shaffer (fresh) SF - Hunter Proctor (fresh) PF - Leonard McThige (fresh) C - Andy Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carroll Holton 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) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Antwan Hartzog | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Carroll Holton tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Albert Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Thomas Altman's pass is intercepted by Brian Shaffer | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog misses the jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled on the floor by Antwan Hartzog - foul #1 on Antwan Hartzog, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Carroll Holton makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Altman and the foul's on Andy Clark - foul #1 on Andy Clark, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Carroll Holton makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Leonard McThige comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog tips it home | 3-5 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Robert Davis tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Montag (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Mark Manders (PF), Robert Barras (C) Antwan Hartzog, Brian Shaffer, Leonard McThige, Andy Clark | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Young Huang is hacked by Mark Manders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Manders, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson can't finish the layup | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Hunter Proctor | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Robert Davis steals it from Stanley Montag | 3-5 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Joel Taylor hits the finger roll | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Stanley Montag comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Mark Manders hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Norman Rowland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard McThige (PF) Hunter Proctor | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Young Huang (fresh) SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stanley Montag (fresh) SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) SF - Mark Manders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard McThige (fresh) C - Robert Barras (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Stanley Montag misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Mark Manders tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Stanley Montag in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Montag, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog (PG), Brian Shaffer (SG), Andy Clark (C) Stanley Montag, Andrew Williams, Robert Barras | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF) Robert Davis, Young Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Patterson (SF) Mark Manders | |
| 15:16 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Craig Patterson is blocked by Thomas Altman | 7-9 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Craig Patterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Craig Patterson takes the ball from Leroy Witherell | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Leonard McThige hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Craig Patterson steals it from Robert Davis | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Leonard McThige knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Antwan Hartzog | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Leonard McThige gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog is fouled on the floor by Leroy Witherell - foul #1 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Montag (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Hunter Proctor (SF), Mark Manders (PF), Robert Barras (C) Antwan Hartzog, Brian Shaffer, Craig Patterson, Leonard McThige, Andy Clark | |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Robert Barras's fadeaway is rejected by Drew Wilkerson | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Young Huang clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Mark Manders grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Mark Manders misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Albert Buckley - foul #1 on Albert Buckley, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Mark Manders misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Mark Manders makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Norman Rowland hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Stanley Montag - foul #2 on Stanley Montag, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG) Robert Davis, Young Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Russel Williams (PG), Jesse Eller (SG), Leonard McThige (PF), Craig Patterson (C) Stanley Montag, Andrew Williams, Mark Manders, Robert Barras | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) C - Carroll Holton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Russel Williams (fresh) SG - Jesse Eller (fresh) SF - Hunter Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard McThige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Patterson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (PF) Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Leonard McThige connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Thomas Altman scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Craig Patterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Thomas Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Jesse Eller steals the ball from Ronald Stephens in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Leonard McThige slams it home on a nice dish by Jesse Eller | 14-17 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Carroll Holton makes the shot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Craig Patterson makes the 3 from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens is hacked by Russel Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russel Williams, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Young Huang (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Ronald Stephens, Thomas Altman, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Williams (PG), Brian Shaffer (SG), Mark Manders (SF), Robert Barras (PF), Andy Clark (C) Russel Williams, Jesse Eller, Hunter Proctor, Leonard McThige, Craig Patterson | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Andy Clark - foul #2 on Andy Clark, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hunter Proctor (SF) Andy Clark | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Norman Rowland knocks away the 3 by Robert Barras | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Norman Rowland pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Andrew Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Hunter Proctor picks off the pass by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Andrew Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog (PG), Leonard McThige (PF) Brian Shaffer, Robert Barras | |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Andrew Williams is called for the reach on Joel Taylor - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Young Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Shaffer (SG) Andrew Williams | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Mark Manders misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Eller (SG), Craig Patterson (C) Brian Shaffer, Hunter Proctor | |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Mark Manders misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Mark Manders makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG) Ronald Stephens | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Jesse Eller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-23 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Jesse Eller grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Craig Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson (C) Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Russel Williams (PG), Robert Barras (SF) Antwan Hartzog, Mark Manders | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Russel Williams (fresh) SG - Jesse Eller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Barras (fresh) PF - Leonard McThige (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Robert Barras in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Barras, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Shaffer (SG) Jesse Eller | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Leonard McThige comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Buckley - foul #2 on Albert Buckley, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (SF) Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Williams (SG), Hunter Proctor (SF) Brian Shaffer, Craig Patterson | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Leonard McThige makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Leonard McThige misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Joel Taylor connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Davis | 23-24 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Andrew Williams is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carroll Holton (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Manders (C) Robert Barras | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Young Huang clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Russel Williams - foul #2 on Russel Williams, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog (PG) Russel Williams | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Andrew Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Mark Manders steps in front of the Joel Taylor pass | 25-27 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (PG), Robert Davis (SG) Robert Davis, Young Huang | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Eller (SG), Robert Barras (PF), Craig Patterson (C) Andrew Williams, Leonard McThige, Mark Manders | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-27 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor's layup is rejected by Joel Taylor | 25-27 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Thomas Altman snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Drew Wilkerson (C) Thomas Altman, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Shaffer (SG), Leonard McThige (PF), Mark Manders (C) Jesse Eller, Hunter Proctor, Robert Barras | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Antwan Hartzog misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Robert Davis is called for 5 seconds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Barras (C) Craig Patterson | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG), Albert Buckley (PF) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Montag (PG), Andy Clark (C) Antwan Hartzog, Leonard McThige | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Mark Manders grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Drew Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stanley Montag (fresh) SG - Brian Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Barras (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Manders (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Andy Clark scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-32 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson tips it home | 27-32 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Brian Shaffer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Andy Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Robert Barras makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Montag | 27-34 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell travels in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Ronald Stephens, Thomas Altman, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Russel Williams (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Hunter Proctor (SF), Craig Patterson (PF) Stanley Montag, Brian Shaffer, Robert Barras, Mark Manders | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor is fouled on the floor by Leroy Witherell - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #10 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Patterson | 27-35 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Craig Patterson misses short on a shot near the basket | 27-35 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Albert Buckley gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Norman Rowland can't finish the layup | 27-35 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Andy Clark | 27-35 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Andy Clark clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Carroll Holton - foul #1 on Carroll Holton, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Andy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Andy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the easy layup | 27-37 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Craig Patterson pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Craig Patterson's pass is intercepted by Carroll Holton | 27-37 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Young Huang loses the dribble to Russel Williams in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Andrew Williams throws it down set up by Russel Williams | 27-39 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the shot near the basket | 27-39 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Hunter Proctor grabs the board | 27-39 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Carroll Holton denies the turnaround by Hunter Proctor | 27-39 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Norman Rowland loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Joel Taylor (PF) Young Huang, Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Montag (PG), Jesse Eller (SG), Leonard McThige (PF) Russel Williams, Andrew Williams, Craig Patterson | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Stanley Montag misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Carroll Holton - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #12 | 27-39 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Stanley Montag makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Stanley Montag makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the runner from close range | 27-41 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Leonard McThige snags the defensive board | 27-41 |