| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jared Felt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Andrew Weber clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Zuberbuhler - foul #2 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Andrew Weber makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Andrew Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Cristopher English comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Roy Smith tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins's pass is intercepted by Andrew Weber in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Penn State | Andrew Weber banks in the layup | 42-37 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jared Felt - foul #3 on Jared Felt, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Randy Kern (C) Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Randy Kern is hacked by Russ Wescott - foul #1 on Russ Wescott, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Walter Bowen (SF) Cristopher English, Roy Smith | |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Randy Kern gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Theodore Bitting | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler connects on the shot from close range set up by James Meadows | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Randy Kern hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Walter Bowen, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Walter Gleason, Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Charles Campbell (PF), Peter Freedman (C) Thomas Perkins, James Meadows, Walter Bowen, William Zuberbuhler, Russ Wescott | |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Randy Kern misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Randy Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Eugene Berry is called for the reach on Stephen Worsham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Berry, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Peter Freedman connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 45-43 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Randy Kern scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bruce Bowers | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eugene Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Kern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Kern | 49-43 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Charles Campbell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Andrew Weber pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (PF), Jared Felt (C) Eugene Berry, Marcus Higdon, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), James Meadows (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Charles Campbell, Peter Freedman | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler is hacked by Theodore Bitting - foul #1 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG) Andrew Weber | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is open and lays it up and in set up by Thomas Perkins | 49-45 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Jared Felt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Walter Bowen gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Meadows misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Walter Bowen is called for the reach on Theodore Bitting - foul #2 on Walter Bowen, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Bruce Bowers (PF) Leonard Haffner, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (PF) William Zuberbuhler | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Jared Felt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Weber | 52-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Walter Gleason steals the ball from Thomas Perkins in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Andrew Weber can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Walter Bowen pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | Andrew Weber snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Walter Gleason misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Bowen - foul #3 on Walter Bowen, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF) Andrew Weber, Rodney Sweet, Bruce Bowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Jeffrey Leedy (SF), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Peter Freedman (C) Thomas Perkins, James Meadows, Walter Bowen, Charles Campbell, Russ Wescott | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Walter Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Walter Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Leonard Haffner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Theodore Bitting (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Felt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | The jumper by Daniel Snyder is denied by Peter Freedman | 54-45 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Zuberbuhler and he's hacked by Theodore Bitting - foul #2 on Theodore Bitting, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF) Walter Gleason, Daniel Snyder | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Eugene Berry's floater is tipped away by William Zuberbuhler | 54-49 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stephen Worsham | 54-52 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF), Randy Kern (C) Leonard Haffner, Marcus Higdon, Theodore Bitting, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Roy Smith (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Cristopher English, Jeffrey Leedy, William Zuberbuhler | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Charles Campbell is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Eugene Berry grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Snyder and the foul's on James Meadows - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Walter Bowen (C) Stephen Worsham, Peter Freedman | |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Eugene Berry makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Roy Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 57-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG) Eugene Berry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Walter Gleason can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Randy Kern loses the dribble to James Meadows | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Meadows lays it up and in | 57-54 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | Daniel Snyder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-54 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers tips it but misses | 57-54 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Walter Bowen pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | James Meadows double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Theodore Bitting (PF), Rodney Sweet (C) Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder, Bruce Bowers, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Jeffrey Leedy (SF), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Thomas Perkins, James Meadows, Roy Smith, Charles Campbell, Walter Bowen | |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the dunk attempt | 60-54 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Eugene Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Eugene Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Higdon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Bitting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Sweet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Russ Wescott hits a jumper near the basket | 60-56 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-56 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Russ Wescott gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Cristopher English is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cristopher English, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Randy Kern (PF), Jared Felt (C) Walter Gleason, Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), James Meadows (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) Stephen Worsham, Cristopher English, Jeffrey Leedy, William Zuberbuhler | |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Randy Kern tips it in | 62-56 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | James Meadows is hacked by Jared Felt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Felt, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SF), Peter Freedman (C) Walter Bowen, Russ Wescott | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Roy Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Jared Felt makes the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Peter Freedman - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Snyder (SF) Marcus Higdon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Jared Felt makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Meadows misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Randy Kern pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Jared Felt lays it in | 67-59 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Charles Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Rodney Sweet (SF), Bruce Bowers (PF) Leonard Haffner, Daniel Snyder, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Roy Smith, Charles Campbell, Peter Freedman | |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Jared Felt's fadeaway is rejected by Russ Wescott | 67-59 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet hits the follow up shot | 69-59 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins blows the layup but he's hacked by Jared Felt - foul #5 on Jared Felt, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Randy Kern (C) Andrew Weber, Jared Felt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF) James Meadows | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | The jump hook by Bruce Bowers is blocked by Russ Wescott | 69-61 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Walter Bowen gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Gleason - foul #3 on Walter Gleason, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Theodore Bitting (SF) Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Johnson (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Zuberbuhler - foul #3 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcus Higdon (SF) Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (PF), Peter Freedman (C) William Zuberbuhler, Russ Wescott | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Eugene Berry steps in front of the Peter Freedman pass in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Walter Gleason and he's hacked by Peter Freedman - foul #4 on Peter Freedman, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (SG), Daniel Snyder (SF) Eugene Berry, Marcus Higdon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG) Jerry Johnson | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | James Meadows clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-63 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Charles Campbell tips it back up and in | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Walter Gleason (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Haffner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bowers (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Bitting (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Freedman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner is hacked by James Meadows - foul #2 on James Meadows, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Weber (SG), Rodney Sweet (PF), Randy Kern (C) Walter Gleason, Bruce Bowers, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Russ Wescott (C) James Meadows, Stephen Worsham, Walter Bowen, Peter Freedman | |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Leonard Haffner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | Randy Kern grabs the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Rodney Sweet loses the dribble to Russ Wescott | 75-65 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Perkins | 75-68 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eugene Berry (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Theodore Bitting (C) Andrew Weber, Daniel Snyder, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler (PF) Charles Campbell | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perkins - foul #1 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins clanks a shot from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the offensive rebound | 77-68 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-68 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Russ Wescott hits the follow up shot | 77-70 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Bruce Bowers (PF) Leonard Haffner, Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler grabs the board | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-70 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Smith | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is fouled in the backcourt by Cristopher English - foul #3 on Cristopher English, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG), Eugene Berry (SG), Theodore Bitting (SF), Rodney Sweet (C) Walter Gleason, Andrew Weber, Marcus Higdon, Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Cristopher English makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Perkins | 81-75 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Thomas Perkins is called for the reach on Theodore Bitting in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Theodore Bitting misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler snags the defensive board | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Cristopher English is hacked by Leonard Haffner - foul #2 on Leonard Haffner, team foul #8 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Gleason (PG), Andrew Weber (SG), Marcus Higdon (SF), Randy Kern (C) Leonard Haffner, Eugene Berry, Theodore Bitting, Rodney Sweet | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Cristopher English makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Cristopher English makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Perkins - foul #3 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #15 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Haffner (PG) Walter Gleason | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Russ Wescott pulls down the rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins loses the dribble to Leonard Haffner | 81-77 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Marcus Higdon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Haffner | 83-77 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Roy Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Cristopher English pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-77 |
| Subs | Penn State | Theodore Bitting (C) Randy Kern | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers is hacked by Cristopher English in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cristopher English, team foul #16 | 83-77 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Bruce Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Russ Wescott snags the defensive board | 84-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-77 |