| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Eugene Prochaska denies the turnaround by Elijah Black | 31-26 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Elijah Black can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Dale Lauria grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Tony Sims clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | James Keller misses the tip | 31-26 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Dale Lauria grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Dallas Antone is called for the reach on Tony Sims - foul #1 on Dallas Antone, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Geoffrey Horton swats the layup by David Gentry | 31-26 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | David Sarvis tips it but misses | 31-26 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Larry Gamboa blocks the short jumper by Geoffrey Horton | 31-26 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Gentry | 31-26 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | James Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Dallas Antone gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Dallas Antone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | George Degnan tips it home | 31-28 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Poplawski - foul #1 on James Poplawski, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Marion Merritt scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Antone and he's fouled by David Gentry - foul #3 on David Gentry, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF) David Gentry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | William Robinson knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Lauria and the foul's on Marion Merritt - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | John Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) Wesley Powell | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF) Larry Gamboa | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, Raymond Green | |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Elijah Black clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Marion Merritt pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | John Kelly is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF) Elijah Black, James Keller, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), George Degnan (PF) John Kelly, Marion Merritt | |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Dale Lauria lays it in set up by Tony Sims | 38-31 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Tony Sims steps in front of the Dallas Antone pass | 38-31 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is hacked by Geoffrey Horton - foul #1 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | James Keller loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Raymond Green clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dale Lauria | 38-31 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | William Robinson tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | William Robinson steals it from Randall Mendelsohn | 38-31 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | William Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 38-31 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Wesley Powell gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Tony Sims - foul #3 on Tony Sims, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | David Sarvis grabs the board | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | David Gentry is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Gentry, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dale Lauria (C) David Gentry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Kelly can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Sarvis | 38-32 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Dale Lauria hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elijah Black | 40-32 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 40-32 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Kelly | 40-34 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Dale Lauria hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Kelly | 40-36 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Dale Lauria clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | John Kelly is fouled on the floor by David Sarvis - foul #1 on David Sarvis, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Raymond Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | William Robinson misses the floater from close range | 40-36 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | James Poplawski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | George Degnan connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Poplawski | 40-38 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Tony Sims hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Dale Lauria is called for the reach on James Poplawski - foul #2 on Dale Lauria, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) Elijah Black, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) Dallas Antone, Wesley Powell | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | James Poplawski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Prochaska | 43-41 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | David Sarvis is called for a backcourt violation | 43-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton (C) Raymond Green | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | James Poplawski connects on the shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Sims | 45-43 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton banks in the layup and the foul's on Elijah Black - foul #2 on Elijah Black, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SG) Elijah Black | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) Randall Mendelsohn, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Dale Lauria pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Dallas Antone steals the ball from Larry Gamboa | 45-45 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled on the floor by Larry Gamboa - foul #1 on Larry Gamboa, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Geoffrey Horton | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the jumper from the right block | 45-47 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Raymond Green tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | The jump hook by William Robinson is blocked by Marion Merritt | 45-49 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Sarvis - foul #2 on David Sarvis, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, James Keller, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF) John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | The short jumper by Larry Gamboa is denied by George Degnan | 45-49 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Dale Lauria tips it home | 47-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Raymond Green jams the wide open dunk set up by George Degnan | 47-51 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Dale Lauria clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Green - foul #4 on Raymond Green, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, Raymond Green | |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | James Poplawski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Robinson | 49-51 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Elijah Black jams it on a nice dish by Tony Sims and he's hacked by James Poplawski - foul #2 on James Poplawski, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 52-54 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Poplawski grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Poplawski | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | James Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Tony Sims can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | James Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |