| Lineup | Penn | PG - Michael Mayberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Reid Mummert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mudada Abu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Guyton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Berglund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn | Mudada Abu inbounds the ball | 21-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Penn | Leroy Witherell steps in front of the Reid Mummert pass | 21-44 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | David Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-44 |
| 19:20 | Penn | Landon Baldwin swats the layup by Mudada Abu | 21-44 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin snags the defensive board | 21-44 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | John Thompson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from David Stewart | 21-46 |
| 18:44 | Penn | Mudada Abu misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Stewart - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #1 | 21-46 |
| 18:44 | Penn | Mudada Abu makes the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 18:44 | Penn | Mudada Abu misses the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin gets the rebound | 22-46 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Kun Xang knocks in the shot in the paint | 22-48 |
| 18:07 | Penn | Reid Mummert misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-48 |
| 18:05 | Penn | Daniel Berglund tips it but misses | 22-48 |
| 18:03 | Penn | Michael Mayberry tips it in | 24-48 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | David Guyton takes the ball from David Stewart in the backcourt | 24-48 |
| 17:43 | Penn | Leroy Witherell steps in front of the Reid Mummert pass | 24-48 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | David Stewart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 24-50 |
| 17:17 | Penn | Daniel Berglund is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Penn | Marshall Scheiber (PG), Terry Pavone (SG), Fred Snyder (PF), Gary Loyd (C) Michael Mayberry, Reid Mummert, David Guyton, Daniel Berglund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 17:08 | Penn | Oscar Pierce blocks the short jumper by Mudada Abu | 24-50 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce grabs the board | 24-50 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Robert Acuna buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-52 |
| 16:26 | Penn | Terry Pavone is hacked by Josiah Alexander - foul #2 on Josiah Alexander, team foul #3 | 24-52 |
| 16:12 | Penn | Gary Loyd clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Oscar Pierce - foul #1 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #4 | 24-52 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Josiah Alexander | |
| 16:12 | Penn | Gary Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 25-52 |
| 16:12 | Penn | Gary Loyd misses the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Robert Acuna snags the defensive board | 25-52 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Larry Singh hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mudada Abu - foul #2 on Mudada Abu, team foul #1 | 25-52 |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Stanley (PG), David Guyton (PF), Daniel Berglund (C) Mudada Abu, Fred Snyder, Gary Loyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (PF) Oscar Pierce | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Larry Singh makes the 1st free throw | 25-53 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Larry Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 25-54 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Clarence Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terry Pavone (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marshall Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Guyton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Berglund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Maxwell (fresh) C - Robert Acuna (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn | Terry Pavone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Stanley | 28-54 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 15:20 | Penn | The rebound goes to Marshall Scheiber | 28-54 |
| 15:03 | Penn | Clarence Stanley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Terry Pavone | 31-54 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-54 |
| 14:49 | Penn | David Guyton gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 14:25 | Penn | David Guyton drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Clarence Stanley | 33-54 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Larry Singh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 14:00 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 13:55 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Stanley | 35-54 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Elvin Mills double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| Subs | Penn | Reid Mummert (SG), Michael Mayberry (SF), Fred Snyder (PF), Gary Loyd (C) Terry Pavone, Marshall Scheiber, David Guyton, Daniel Berglund | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Adam Maxwell, Robert Acuna | |
| 13:43 | Penn | Reid Mummert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Kun Xang knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Leroy Witherell | 35-56 |
| 13:13 | Penn | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on Clarence Stanley - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| 13:04 | Penn | Clarence Stanley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Loyd | 37-56 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Kun Xang and he's fouled by Fred Snyder - foul #2 on Fred Snyder, team foul #2 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Penn | Mudada Abu (SF) Reid Mummert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Pierce (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses the free throw | 37-58 |
| 12:40 | Penn | Gary Loyd grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 12:38 | Penn | Leroy Witherell steals the ball from Michael Mayberry in the backcourt | 37-58 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | John Thompson lays it up and in on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 37-60 |
| 12:20 | Penn | Michael Mayberry can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 12:19 | Penn | Mudada Abu grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:11 | Penn | Mudada Abu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-60 |
| Subs | Penn | Reid Mummert (SG), David Guyton (PF), Daniel Berglund (C) Michael Mayberry, Fred Snyder, Gary Loyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SF), Josiah Alexander (C) Kun Xang, John Thompson | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Mudada Abu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mudada Abu, team foul #3 | 37-60 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-60 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Herbert Petri tips it home | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Clarence Stanley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Reid Mummert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mudada Abu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Guyton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Berglund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Petri (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Penn | Mudada Abu is called for a charge - foul #4 on Mudada Abu, team foul #4 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Mayberry (SF) Mudada Abu | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander hits the easy wide open finger roll and the foul's on Clarence Stanley - foul #4 on Clarence Stanley, team foul #5 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Penn | Marshall Scheiber (SF) Clarence Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Kun Xang (SF), Adam Maxwell (PF) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Oscar Pierce | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander misses the free throw | 37-64 |
| 11:21 | Penn | The rebound goes to Daniel Berglund | 37-64 |
| 11:07 | Penn | Daniel Berglund clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 37-64 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Maxwell | 37-64 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Mummert - foul #2 on Reid Mummert, team foul #6 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Herbert Petri, Adam Maxwell, Josiah Alexander | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Larry Singh loses the dribble to Marshall Scheiber | 37-64 |
| 10:19 | Penn | Michael Mayberry hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kun Xang and he's fouled by David Guyton - foul #1 on David Guyton, team foul #7 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Pavone (SG), Fred Snyder (PF), Gary Loyd (C) Reid Mummert, David Guyton, Daniel Berglund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Acuna (SF) Elvin Mills, Kun Xang | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the free throw | 40-67 |
| 09:46 | Penn | Michael Mayberry misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-67 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Singh | 40-69 |
| 09:02 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Robert Acuna - foul #1 on Robert Acuna, team foul #6 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Penn | Daniel Berglund (C) Gary Loyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Larry Singh, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 08:55 | Penn | Fred Snyder misses long on a shot from the right block | 40-69 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce snags the defensive board | 40-69 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-69 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce tips it but misses | 40-69 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Daniel Berglund swats the short shot by Josiah Alexander | 40-69 |
| 08:22 | Penn | Michael Mayberry snags the defensive board | 40-69 |
| 08:08 | Penn | Daniel Berglund makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mayberry | 42-69 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Robert Acuna knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 42-71 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Michael Mayberry (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Terry Pavone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marshall Scheiber (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Berglund (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Acuna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Acuna - foul #2 on Robert Acuna, team foul #7 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Penn | Clarence Stanley (SG), Mudada Abu (SF), David Guyton (PF), Gary Loyd (C) Michael Mayberry, Terry Pavone, Fred Snyder, Daniel Berglund | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Herbert Petri (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Adam Maxwell (PF) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce | |
| 07:42 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 07:42 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-73 |
| 07:16 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-73 |
| Subs | Penn | Reid Mummert (SG) Marshall Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) Josiah Alexander | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-73 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Mudada Abu grabs the defensive rebound | 44-73 |
| 06:40 | Penn | Adam Maxwell steals the ball from Gary Loyd | 44-73 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | David Guyton steals it from Elvin Mills in the backcourt | 44-73 |
| 06:27 | Penn | David Guyton clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Adam Maxwell - foul #1 on Adam Maxwell, team foul #8 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Mayberry (SF) Mudada Abu | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (C) Kun Xang, Landon Baldwin | |
| 06:27 | Penn | David Guyton makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 06:27 | Penn | David Guyton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-73 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Maxwell | 46-73 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Herbert Petri makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elvin Mills | 46-75 |
| 05:18 | Penn | Clarence Stanley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Elvin Mills - foul #2 on Elvin Mills, team foul #9 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Pavone (SG), Fred Snyder (PF), Marshall Scheiber (C) Reid Mummert, David Guyton, Gary Loyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Herbert Petri, Adam Maxwell | |
| 05:18 | Penn | Clarence Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 05:18 | Penn | Clarence Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Larry Singh is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Stanley - foul #5 on Clarence Stanley, team foul #8 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Penn | Gary Loyd (C) Clarence Stanley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 05:16 | Penn | Gary Loyd grabs the board | 48-75 |
| 04:58 | Penn | Michael Mayberry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-75 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce pulls down the rebound | 48-75 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Larry Singh lays it in on a great pass from Elvin Mills | 48-77 |
| 04:18 | Penn | Michael Mayberry loses the ball out of bounds | 48-77 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-77 |
| 03:48 | Penn | Gary Loyd grabs the board | 48-77 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Marshall Scheiber (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - Terry Pavone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Mayberry (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Snyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Loyd (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Singh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Oscar Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Josiah Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Penn | Terry Pavone misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-77 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander gets the rebound | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mayberry - foul #1 on Michael Mayberry, team foul #9 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Penn | Reid Mummert (SG) Terry Pavone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (PF) Josiah Alexander | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 03:06 | Penn | Oscar Pierce blocks the short jumper by Marshall Scheiber | 48-79 |
| 03:05 | Penn | Michael Mayberry can't tip it in | 48-79 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Robert Acuna grabs the board | 48-79 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Larry Singh makes the wide open shot from the left block set up by Robert Acuna | 48-81 |
| 02:27 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-81 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Pierce | 48-81 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Larry Singh is called for traveling | 48-81 |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Pavone (SG) Reid Mummert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SF) Adam Maxwell | |
| 01:44 | Penn | A charge is called on Marshall Scheiber - foul #3 on Marshall Scheiber, team foul #10 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Penn | Reid Mummert (SG) Terry Pavone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (C) Herbert Petri | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-81 |
| 01:18 | Penn | Gary Loyd gets the rebound | 48-81 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Fred Snyder drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Oscar Pierce - foul #2 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #10 | 50-81 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Fred Snyder makes the free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Larry Singh is hacked by Marshall Scheiber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marshall Scheiber, team foul #11 | 51-81 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Larry Singh makes the 1st free throw | 51-82 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Larry Singh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Reid Mummert is fouled on the floor by Oscar Pierce - foul #3 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #11 | 51-83 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Reid Mummert makes the 1st free throw | 52-83 |
| 00:56 | Penn | Reid Mummert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-83 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mayberry - foul #2 on Michael Mayberry, team foul #12 | 53-83 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 53-84 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 53-85 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Penn | Michael Mayberry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-85 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander grabs the board | 53-85 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Acuna | 53-87 |
| 00:12 | Penn | Marshall Scheiber can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-87 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander snags the defensive board | 53-87 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills runs out the clock | 53-87 |