| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | William Robinson misses the lay-in | 18-24 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | James Poplawski gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | James Poplawski is called for a backcourt violation | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Sarvis (PF) James Carr, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | David Sarvis misses the easy layup | 18-24 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | David Sarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Dale Lauria travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Gentry (PF) David Sarvis | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | James Poplawski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Poplawski, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 17:39 | Penn State | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by George Degnan - foul #1 on George Degnan, team foul #2 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Elijah Black comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Geoffrey Horton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Poplawski, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF) Tony Sims, James Keller, David Gentry | |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | John Kelly hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 21-25 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - George Degnan (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | George Degnan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | James Keller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Horton | 24-30 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Wesley Powell is called for the reach on David Gentry - foul #1 on Wesley Powell, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Poplawski (SG) Randall Mendelsohn, John Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 24-30 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Dale Lauria - foul #1 on Dale Lauria, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Sims - foul #4 on Tony Sims, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) Tony Sims, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Elijah Black grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | James Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Raymond Green clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Carr - foul #1 on James Carr, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Gentry (PF) William Robinson | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | James Carr loses the dribble to Dallas Antone | 25-30 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, James Keller, David Gentry | |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Dale Lauria can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG) Tony Sims | |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 25-31 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Dallas Antone | 25-31 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by George Degnan - foul #2 on George Degnan, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), David Gentry (PF) Larry Gamboa, William Robinson | |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | James Keller gets the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | James Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Carr - foul #2 on James Carr, team foul #4 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF) James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, James Keller, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Tony Sims clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa tips it home | 27-35 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | George Degnan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Kelly | 30-35 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Tony Sims scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is fouled on the floor by David Sarvis - foul #1 on David Sarvis, team foul #5 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Randall Mendelsohn, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Gentry - foul #2 on David Gentry, team foul #6 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) Wesley Powell | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Elijah Black (SG) Tony Sims, Larry Gamboa | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | David Gentry clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 32-38 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Dallas Antone snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | James Keller steals it from John Kelly | 32-38 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | David Gentry lays it in set up by James Keller | 32-40 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Keller - foul #1 on James Keller, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Larry Gamboa (SG), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Elijah Black, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | James Poplawski steps in front of the William Robinson pass | 33-40 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is hacked by David Sarvis - foul #2 on David Sarvis, team foul #8 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Eugene Prochaska, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Dale Lauria (C) James Keller, David Sarvis | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | William Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Degnan (PF) Marion Merritt | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF) Larry Gamboa, William Robinson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - George Degnan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Keller | 35-42 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Wesley Powell tips it home | 37-42 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | David Gentry misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Wesley Powell grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Poplawski | 39-42 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Dale Lauria's pass is intercepted by Wesley Powell | 39-42 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Dale Lauria grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Dale Lauria knocks in the shot from close range | 39-44 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled on the floor by Elijah Black - foul #1 on Elijah Black, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Elijah Black, James Keller, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 04:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 39-44 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Tony Sims comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-44 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Carr (fresh) SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Penn State | William Robinson buries a floater from the baseline set up by Larry Gamboa | 42-46 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, David Sarvis | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Larry Gamboa steals it from John Kelly | 42-46 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Horton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG) Elijah Black | |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | George Degnan snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Larry Gamboa | 42-47 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn scores on a shot from the right side | 44-49 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Tony Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dale Lauria - foul #2 on Dale Lauria, team foul #10 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Tony Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses the 3rd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Prochaska | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is hacked by James Poplawski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Poplawski, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Dale Lauria wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is hacked by Geoffrey Horton - foul #4 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #11 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Sarvis (C) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | James Poplawski gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | George Degnan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Elijah Black can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | George Degnan gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is denied on a layup by Larry Gamboa | 52-53 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | James Poplawski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | George Degnan's floater is knocked away by Dale Lauria | 52-53 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | James Poplawski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dallas Antone | 55-53 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Dale Lauria buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Tony Sims | 55-55 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | George Degnan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tony Sims | 55-55 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims is hacked by James Poplawski - foul #3 on James Poplawski, team foul #12 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Tony Sims picks off the pass by James Poplawski | 55-57 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Dale Lauria hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Elijah Black tips it in | 55-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | George Degnan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eugene Prochaska | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the turnaround from the left block | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Poplawski grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | George Degnan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 58-59 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | George Degnan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | William Robinson is called for the reach on George Degnan - foul #1 on William Robinson, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Robinson is fouled on the floor by Eugene Prochaska - foul #1 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #13 | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |