| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) SF - Michael Stern (fresh) PF - William Laurent (fresh) C - Roger McNaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Martin Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's floater is tipped away by William Laurent | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Roger McNaney gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | William Laurent is denied on a layup by Martin Johnson | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Micheal Rose gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Devin Green knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | William Laurent's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Devin Green | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is hacked by Michael Stern - foul #1 on Michael Stern, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Martin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Donald Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Devin Green double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Martin Johnson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Michael Stern gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Stern (fresh) PF - William Laurent (fresh) C - Roger McNaney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Donald Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Micheal Rose grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Devin Green connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marshall Ebron (C) Roger McNaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Ernest Ward hits a floater from the baseline set up by Nolan Alexander and he's fouled by Michael Stern - foul #2 on Michael Stern, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ognjen Winski (SF) Michael Stern | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Ernest Ward pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | James Wells misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Ognjen Winski snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Nolan Alexander takes the ball from Donald Allen | 6-10 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander banks in the layup | 6-12 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | William Laurent misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Collar - foul #2 on Gerald Collar, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger McNaney (C) Marshall Ebron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | William Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | William Laurent misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | William Laurent steals the ball from Martin Johnson | 7-12 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-12 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Roger McNaney snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ognjen Winski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Micheal Rose swats the layup by Donald Allen | 7-12 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | William Laurent blocks the short jumper by Devin Green | 7-12 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 7-14 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | William Laurent banks in the layup | 9-14 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Ognjen Winski steals it from Micheal Rose | 9-14 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor can't throw it down | 9-14 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Micheal Rose scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Devin Green and the foul's on Roger McNaney - foul #1 on Roger McNaney, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (SG), Timothy Finney (SF), Marshall Ebron (C) Ronald Taylor, Ognjen Winski, Roger McNaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is hacked by Ronald Kraker - foul #1 on Ronald Kraker, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Dutil (PG) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG), Ernest Ward (SF) Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Martin Johnson connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Nolan Alexander | 9-18 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | William Laurent knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Frederick Dutil | 11-18 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | James Wells misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Finney | 11-18 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | William Laurent misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG), Roger McNaney (C) Frederick Dutil, Ronald Kraker, Marshall Ebron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Martin Johnson, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | William Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | William Laurent misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Ernest Ward snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | William Laurent snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Finney (fresh) PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Freddy Walsh steals it from Donald Allen | 12-18 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander jams it on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 12-20 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Timothy Finney tips it but misses | 12-20 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Roger McNaney grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Cruz Hutchens swats the short shot by William Laurent | 12-20 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Devin Green | 12-20 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is fouled on the floor by William Laurent - foul #1 on William Laurent, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Stern (SF), Charlie Dube (PF) Timothy Finney, William Laurent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Gerald Collar (C) Nolan Alexander, Ernest Ward, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Martin Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Rose | 12-22 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Donald Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charlie Dube - foul #1 on Charlie Dube, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Laurent (PF), Marshall Ebron (C) Charlie Dube, Roger McNaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (SG), Cruz Hutchens (C) Freddy Walsh, Gerald Collar | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Marshall Ebron gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Marshall Ebron misses the dunk | 15-22 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 15-22 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Michael Stern is called for the reach on Micheal Rose - foul #3 on Michael Stern, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (PG), Timothy Finney (SG), Ognjen Winski (SF) Donald Allen, Ronald Taylor, Michael Stern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Devin Green | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Marshall Ebron gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Marshall Ebron is fouled on the floor by Cruz Hutchens - foul #1 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (SG) Nolan Alexander | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | William Laurent can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger McNaney (C) Marshall Ebron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | William Laurent makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | William Laurent misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ronald Kraker (fresh) SG - Timothy Finney (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ognjen Winski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Roger McNaney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is fouled on the floor by Ognjen Winski - foul #1 on Ognjen Winski, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG) Ronald Kraker, Timothy Finney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Ernest Ward (PF), Gerald Collar (C) James Wells, Martin Johnson, Cruz Hutchens | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Collar - foul #3 on Gerald Collar, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Micheal Rose, Gerald Collar | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Donald Allen makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Donald Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nolan Alexander and the foul's on Roger McNaney - foul #2 on Roger McNaney, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor is hacked by Nolan Alexander - foul #1 on Nolan Alexander, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charlie Dube (PF) William Laurent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) Nolan Alexander, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Charlie Dube steals it from Freddy Walsh | 19-27 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Ernest Ward steals it from Ronald Taylor | 19-27 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward is fouled on the floor by Roger McNaney - foul #3 on Roger McNaney, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Kraker (SG), Timothy Finney (SF), William Laurent (PF), Marshall Ebron (C) Ronald Taylor, Ognjen Winski, Charlie Dube, Roger McNaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | William Laurent can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Donald Allen gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Donald Allen's floater is knocked away by Cruz Hutchens | 19-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 19-29 |