| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Laurent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson tips it home | 27-24 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | William Laurent misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-24 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Allen - foul #4 on Donald Allen, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (PG) Donald Allen | |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Roger McNaney hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Taylor | 28-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Roger McNaney - foul #2 on Roger McNaney, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Devin Green - foul #1 on Devin Green, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Devin Green is fouled on the floor by Ronald Kraker - foul #1 on Ronald Kraker, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | William Laurent hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Stern | 29-30 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Roger McNaney - foul #3 on Roger McNaney, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (PF) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marshall Ebron (C) Roger McNaney | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Kraker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Laurent (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marshall Ebron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Stern and he's fouled by James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | James Wells's floater is knocked away by William Laurent | 30-33 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Michael Stern snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker is hacked by James Wells - foul #3 on James Wells, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Martin Johnson (PF) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Dutil (PG) Ronald Kraker | |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Ernest Ward denies the turnaround by William Laurent | 30-33 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Collar | 30-33 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Devin Green buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Freddy Walsh | 32-33 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Frederick Dutil loses the dribble to Martin Johnson | 32-33 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Frederick Dutil is called for the reach on Devin Green - foul #1 on Frederick Dutil, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (PG), Roger McNaney (C) Frederick Dutil, Marshall Ebron | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Ronald Kraker steps in front of the Freddy Walsh pass | 32-33 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor is hacked by Freddy Walsh - foul #1 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG) Ronald Kraker | |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Cruz Hutchens swats the layup by Michael Stern | 32-33 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Donald Allen tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Donald Allen takes the ball from James Wells | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stern (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Michael Stern makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Allen | 32-38 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | James Wells tips it home | 34-38 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Donald Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Roger McNaney steals it from Cruz Hutchens | 34-41 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor is whistled for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (SG), Ognjen Winski (SF), Marshall Ebron (C) Ronald Taylor, Michael Stern, Roger McNaney | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Ronald Kraker - foul #2 on Ronald Kraker, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | William Laurent loses the dribble to Devin Green | 37-41 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Devin Green lays it in | 39-41 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | William Laurent can't connect on a runner in the paint | 39-41 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Ebron | 39-41 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Donald Allen's pass is intercepted by Ernest Ward | 39-41 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Devin Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 41-41 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Taylor (SG), Charlie Dube (PF), Roger McNaney (C) Ronald Kraker, William Laurent, Marshall Ebron | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Ernest Ward hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Roger McNaney - foul #4 on Roger McNaney, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Micheal Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Donald Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ognjen Winski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charlie Dube (fresh) C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The jump hook by Martin Johnson is blocked by Roger McNaney | 43-44 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Charlie Dube snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Donald Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Devin Green snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Donald Allen picks off the pass by Devin Green in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Roger McNaney is fouled on the floor by Cruz Hutchens - foul #3 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Stern (SF), William Laurent (PF), Marshall Ebron (C) Ognjen Winski, Charlie Dube, Roger McNaney | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Michael Stern hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Gerald Collar pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Micheal Rose throws it down set up by James Wells | 45-44 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Michael Stern misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | James Wells pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Martin Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Collar and he's fouled by Michael Stern - foul #1 on Michael Stern, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (SG), Roger McNaney (C) Ronald Taylor, Marshall Ebron | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | William Laurent grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Cruz Hutchens blocks the jumper by Ronald Kraker | 47-44 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Stern - foul #2 on Michael Stern, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Donald Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Kraker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Laurent - foul #1 on William Laurent, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF) Micheal Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Taylor (SG) Donald Allen | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | William Laurent lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Kraker | 49-46 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Ronald Kraker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | William Laurent grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Roger McNaney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-46 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Ernest Ward can't throw it down | 52-46 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | William Laurent grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | William Laurent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG) Ronald Kraker | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Taylor - foul #2 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #11 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Martin Johnson takes the ball from Ronald Taylor | 54-46 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Donald Allen is called for the reach on Freddy Walsh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Allen, team foul #12 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (PG) Donald Allen | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Michael Stern misses the lay-in | 56-46 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green runs out the clock | 56-46 |