| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robin Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Henry Massey inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Mo Ross and he's fouled by Robin Terrell - foul #2 on Robin Terrell, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Reich - foul #3 on David Reich, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mo Ross | 40-30 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Robin Terrell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-30 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Mo Ross snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 40-30 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Justin Davis gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Mark Varner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | The short jumper by David Reich is denied by Robin Terrell | 40-33 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Mo Ross grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Henry Massey connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani and the foul's on Justin Davis - foul #3 on Justin Davis, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Albert Tittle, David Reich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Simon Jackson (PF) Mark Varner, Justin Davis, Robin Terrell | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Henry Massey makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Simon Jackson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Myers - foul #2 on Gabriel Myers, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) Henry Massey, Jacob Sharp, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG) Dennis Kohlmeier | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | David Reich drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Rochelle and the foul's on Simon Jackson - foul #1 on Simon Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | David Reich misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Simon Jackson pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan's pass is intercepted by David Reich | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fresh) SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) PF - Simon Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Reich - foul #4 on David Reich, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) David Reich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Robin Terrell (PF) Steve Bracamonte, Gabriel Myers, Simon Jackson | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 47-34 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Justin Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 49-34 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Mark Varner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Terrell | 49-34 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on Robin Terrell | 49-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Henry Massey (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Darrel Groesbeck, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Simon Jackson (PF) Mark Varner, Robert Abshire, Robin Terrell | |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Richard Jernigan blocks the short jumper by Kurt Gardner | 49-34 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Jacob Sharp blocks the jumper by Richard Jernigan | 49-34 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | James Rochelle misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Justin Davis | 49-36 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Simon Jackson | 49-38 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Henry Massey is whistled for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), David Reich (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bruns (C) Richard Jernigan | |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Justin Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | David Reich gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | James Rochelle gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Henry Massey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Simon Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Bruns (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Henry Massey scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Rochelle | 51-38 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Steve Bracamonte picks off the pass by James Rochelle | 51-38 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte hits the finger roll | 51-40 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Henry Massey's layup is rejected by Michael Bruns | 51-40 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | James Rochelle snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Steve Bracamonte is called for the reach on James Rochelle - foul #1 on Steve Bracamonte, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Mo Ross (SG), Albert Tittle (PF) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Robin Terrell (PF), Richard Jernigan (C) Dennis Kohlmeier, Steve Bracamonte, Simon Jackson, Michael Bruns | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | David Reich lays it up and in | 53-40 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Mark Varner pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Robin Terrell is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Jernigan out of a doubleteam | 53-42 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Reich double dribbles | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Henry Massey, David Reich | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Mark Varner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #1 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG) Gabriel Myers | |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mo Ross | 55-44 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Mark Varner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Myers (SF) Justin Davis | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Robin Terrell is called for the reach on Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Robin Terrell, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Jernigan - foul #2 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Jackson (PF) Robin Terrell | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Mo Ross steals the ball from Gabriel Myers | 56-44 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) PF - Simon Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Penn State | James Rochelle is called for the reach on Mark Varner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rochelle, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), David Reich (PF) Mo Ross, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte (SG), Justin Davis (SF) Mark Varner, Gabriel Myers | |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Simon Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Henry Massey (SF) James Rochelle, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Michael Bruns (C) Dennis Kohlmeier, Richard Jernigan | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the tip | 58-44 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | David Reich gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't finish the layup | 58-44 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Bruns | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Jacob Sharp takes the ball from Steve Bracamonte | 58-44 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Henry Massey buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Sharp | 60-44 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Justin Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is fouled on the floor by Justin Davis - foul #4 on Justin Davis, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, David Reich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Robin Terrell (PF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Steve Bracamonte, Justin Davis, Simon Jackson, Michael Bruns | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Varner | 62-47 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | James Rochelle is hacked by Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #1 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | James Rochelle misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Mark Varner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Mark Varner is called for the reach on Dikembe Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Varner, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Gardner - foul #1 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Tittle | 66-48 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Dikembe Agbayani steals the ball from Robin Terrell | 66-48 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani dunks the ball | 68-48 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Darrel Groesbeck picks off the pass by Richard Jernigan | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Tittle | 70-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Myers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robin Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Mark Varner scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Kohlmeier | 70-51 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Jernigan is called for the reach on Darrel Groesbeck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #11 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Henry Massey (SF), David Reich (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Simon Jackson (PF) Mark Varner, Dennis Kohlmeier, Gabriel Myers, Robin Terrell | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Robert Abshire clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Gardner | 72-51 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Richard Jernigan picks off the pass by Darrel Groesbeck in the backcourt | 72-51 |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Simon Jackson misses long on an open floater in the paint | 72-51 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Henry Massey snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Henry Massey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-51 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Henry Massey is hacked by Richard Jernigan - foul #4 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #12 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Albert Tittle (PF) Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (PG), Michael Bruns (C) Robert Abshire, Richard Jernigan | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Henry Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Steve Bracamonte scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Henry Massey drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Mo Ross | 76-54 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Henry Massey steals it from Steve Bracamonte | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Massey | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Simon Jackson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #7 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Richard Jernigan (C) Steve Bracamonte, Michael Bruns | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Simon Jackson misses the free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Albert Tittle grabs the defensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the floater from the right side | 79-56 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | David Reich tips it but misses | 79-56 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Justin Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Massey - foul #1 on Henry Massey, team foul #8 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robin Terrell (PF) Simon Jackson | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Justin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 79-58 |