| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fresh) PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 1 ast. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Mark Varner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Jordan | 26-42 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-42 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Byron Jordan scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 26-45 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Marco Fincher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits a 3 from straight away set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman is fouled on the floor by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #1 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #1 | 26-48 |
| 17:53 | Penn State | Justin Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is whistled for a carry | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Robin Terrell (C) Marco Fincher, Justin Davis, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Byron Jordan is called for the reach on Mark Varner - foul #1 on Byron Jordan, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG) Mark Varner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Joseph Payne is hacked by Byron Jordan - foul #2 on Byron Jordan, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Byron Jordan steps in front of the Robin Terrell pass | 26-48 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | James Joseph hits the finger roll on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 26-50 |
| 16:46 | Penn State | Joseph Payne misses the lay-in | 26-50 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Joseph Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 26-50 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Joseph Payne misses the lay-in | 26-50 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Robin Terrell snags the offensive board | 26-50 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Agbayani is called for the reach on Gabriel Myers - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #4 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Marco Fincher (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Dennis Kohlmeier, Gabriel Myers, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Byron Jordan, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #5 | 28-50 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 28-50 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Coleman (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fresh) PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-50 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmerman | 28-50 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | David Reich is hacked by Joseph Coleman - foul #1 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #1 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Vule Zimmerman, David Reich | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Byron Jordan and he's fouled by Joseph Coleman - foul #2 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #2 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG) Marco Fincher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the free throw | 28-53 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Jernigan | 30-53 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Justin Davis pulls down the rebound | 30-53 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Robin Terrell (C) Mark Varner, Justin Davis, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Dikembe Agbayani, Kurt Gardner | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Joseph Payne is called for the reach on Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Joseph Payne, team foul #3 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (SG) Dennis Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) David Reich | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | James Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | James Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (PF) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Joseph Payne is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 30-53 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 30-53 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Robin Terrell - foul #1 on Robin Terrell, team foul #4 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Justin Davis (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Gabriel Myers, Joseph Payne, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan, Vule Zimmerman | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 30-54 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 30-54 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Justin Davis misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #6 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Jacob Sharp | |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Justin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Coleman | 31-54 |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 31-54 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Groesbeck | 31-54 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the jumper from the right side | 31-54 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Jernigan | 31-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Marco Fincher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Davis | 31-54 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #7 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG) Marco Fincher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jeffrey Apel, David Reich | |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 11:10 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-57 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan travels with the ball | 33-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Robin Terrell (C) Mark Varner, Justin Davis, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Kurt Gardner (PF) James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Robin Terrell takes the ball from Kurt Gardner | 33-57 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier is hacked by Jeffrey Apel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #8 | 33-57 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-57 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the follow up shot | 35-59 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier is called for traveling | 35-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Justin Davis (SF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Gabriel Myers, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Jeffrey Apel, Kurt Gardner | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 35-59 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the offensive board | 35-59 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #1 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (SG) Dennis Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Vule Zimmerman | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan grabs the board | 35-60 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Payne | 37-60 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is hacked by Mark Varner - foul #2 on Mark Varner, team foul #6 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Coleman (PF) Joseph Payne | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Jernigan | 37-60 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Justin Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-60 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is denied on a layup by Joseph Coleman | 37-60 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it in | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | The jump hook by Justin Davis is blocked by Darrel Groesbeck | 37-62 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Marco Fincher takes the ball from Byron Jordan in the backcourt | 37-62 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Marco Fincher can't finish the layup | 37-62 |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Agbayani steps in front of the Marco Fincher pass | 37-62 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by Mark Varner - foul #3 on Mark Varner, team foul #7 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Joseph Payne (PF), Robin Terrell (C) Mark Varner, Marco Fincher, Justin Davis, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Byron Jordan, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Joseph Payne grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Robert Abshire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 37-62 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | David Reich jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Jacob Sharp | 37-64 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Joseph Payne knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 39-64 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp's floater is knocked away by Robin Terrell | 39-64 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 39-64 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani tips it home | 39-66 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Joseph Payne hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-66 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-66 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Robin Terrell snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | Robert Abshire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Marco Fincher (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Dennis Kohlmeier, Gabriel Myers, Joseph Payne, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-66 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan's floater is tipped away by Jacob Sharp | 42-66 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Marco Fincher buries a 3 from straight away | 45-69 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-69 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Coleman | 45-69 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Varner | 47-69 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-72 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Mark Varner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Apel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #9 | 47-72 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-72 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Marco Fincher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-72 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the tip | 49-72 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan pulls down the rebound | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jacob Sharp | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Mark Varner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Marco Fincher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-74 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Byron Jordan | 49-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 49-74 |