| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) C - Greg Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Chester Marks (fresh) SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) C - James Das (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Chester Marks is called for the reach on Douglas Evans - foul #1 on Chester Marks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | James Das steals the ball from Robert Baltzell | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is hacked by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | William Day steals it from Douglas Evans out of a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Marks - foul #2 on Chester Marks, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Chester Marks | |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Das misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Greg Mathews - foul #1 on Greg Mathews, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Das misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Scott Sargent drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Evans | 4-1 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is fouled on the floor by Scott Sargent - foul #1 on Scott Sargent, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | William Day clanks a jumper from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | William Day hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | James Das clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses short on a runner in the lane | 4-3 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Douglas Evans gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Douglas Evans works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Greg Mathews picks off the pass by Thomas Goggin | 6-3 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | James Das steps in front of the Scott Sargent pass | 6-3 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | William Day hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Szczesny Olshefski | 6-5 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | William Day swats the short shot by Greg Mathews | 6-5 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | William Day is fouled on the floor by Lowell Moreland - foul #1 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) William Day, James Das | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #2 on Greg Mathews, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Cunniff | 6-5 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is hacked by Curtis Elias - foul #1 on Curtis Elias, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Gregory Davis drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Randolph Shelton | 8-5 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Cunniff - foul #1 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) C - Curtis Elias (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Bruce Porter tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is open but misses the lay-in | 8-8 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Lowell Moreland swats the short shot by Curtis Elias | 8-8 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Douglas Evans splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randolph Shelton and the foul's on Thomas Goggin - foul #1 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Vernon Wertz (PF) Randolph Shelton, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SG), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Curtis Elias | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | James Das comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 11-8 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Evans | 11-8 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Thomas Goggin is called for the reach on Robert Baltzell - foul #2 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Thomas Goggin | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski double dribbles | 13-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (PF) Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) Bruce Porter | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-8 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | William Day lays it up and in | 13-10 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | William Day gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the jump hook from the right block | 13-12 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Scott Sargent travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas Evans, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) Curtis Elias | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Hammonds (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Das (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | William Day misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Baltzell - foul #1 on Robert Baltzell, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| 06:53 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Sargent and he's hacked by Szczesny Olshefski - foul #1 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Walter Hammonds | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Curtis Elias hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 16-14 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Scott Sargent snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Sargent | 18-14 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF) Bruce Porter | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is fouled on the floor by William Day - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | William Day travels with the ball | 19-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (C) Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (PF) William Day | |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Randolph Shelton | 21-14 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Randolph Shelton - foul #1 on Randolph Shelton, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) Curtis Elias | |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | James Das snags the offensive board | 21-15 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a runner in the lane | 21-15 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | James Das misses the tip | 21-15 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is fouled on the floor by Bruce Porter - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas Evans, Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), William Day (SF) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Porter | 21-15 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Vernon Wertz takes the ball from Thomas Goggin | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Chester Marks (fresh) SF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas McKerlie and the foul's on Thomas Goggin - foul #3 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #10 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Thomas Goggin | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | The short jumper by Szczesny Olshefski is denied by Vernon Wertz | 24-15 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Marks - foul #3 on Chester Marks, team foul #11 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, James Das | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | The jumper by Bruce Porter is denied by Vernon Wertz | 26-15 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses badly on a jumper from close range | 26-15 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Walter Hammonds | 26-15 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Day | 26-17 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Scott Sargent throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-17 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Douglas Evans evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Porter - foul #2 on Bruce Porter, team foul #12 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (PF) Bruce Porter | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | James Das makes the turnaround near the basket | 28-19 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Curtis Elias grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-19 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Douglas Evans grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Douglas Evans comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-19 |