| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 11-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Percy Naumann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Percy Naumann, team foul #1 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG) Percy Naumann | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Louis Holland is hacked by Cecil Lazar - foul #1 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #2 | 11-25 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Louis Holland | 11-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke buries a jumper from close range set up by Jerry Hobby and he's fouled by Louis Holland - foul #3 on Louis Holland, team foul #1 | 13-27 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the free throw | 13-27 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Christopher George gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Jerry Hobby steals the ball from Christopher George | 13-27 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar loses the ball out of bounds | 13-27 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the lay-in | 13-27 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Hobby | 16-27 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Louis Holland can't throw it down | 16-27 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Robert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Louis Holland knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Shannon Sanders | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the dunk | 16-29 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Cecil Lazar - foul #2 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #3 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | John Job lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Toney | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - John Job (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 16-31 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | John Job hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Toney | 16-33 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the rebound | 16-33 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth is hacked by Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Gerald Frew, team foul #4 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 16-33 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Husman | 19-33 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Christopher George can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-33 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Louis Holland hits the follow up shot | 19-35 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher George | 19-35 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Christopher George buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Taylor and the foul's on John Husman - foul #1 on John Husman, team foul #5 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Christopher George misses the free throw | 19-37 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 19-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Gerald Frew drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jerry Hobby | 21-37 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Robert Taylor hits a shot from the right side set up by George Anderson | 21-39 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Louis Holland is called for the reach on Gerald Frew - foul #4 on Louis Holland, team foul #2 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Torbett (PF) George Anderson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) PF - John Husman (fresh) 6 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | John Husman lays it in uncontested set up by Jerry Hobby out of the doubleteam | 23-39 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Christopher George misses the dunk attempt | 23-39 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher George | 23-39 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Shannon Sanders | 23-41 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Shannon Sanders steals the ball from Jerry Hobby | 23-41 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shannon Sanders | 23-44 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Carl Umana buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Hobby | 26-44 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willard Drayton - foul #1 on Willard Drayton, team foul #6 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, John Husman, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Carl Umana gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 26-44 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-44 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Shannon Sanders | 26-47 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke buries a turnaround from the right block | 28-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders's layup is rejected by Carl Umana | 28-47 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew blows the layup | 28-47 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Carl Umana tips it in | 30-47 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Timothy Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), John Husman (PF) Donald Beam, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), Christopher George (C) Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, John Job | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Gerald Frew clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-47 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Christopher George grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Timothy Parks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher George | 30-50 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 30-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG) Timothy Parks | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-50 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Timothy Aston (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | John Job hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 33-51 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth gets the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | John Job makes the jump hook from the left block set up by George Anderson | 33-53 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-53 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Louis Holland grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | John Job's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Donald Beam, Percy Naumann, Timothy Aston, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Christopher George (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, John Job | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is hacked by Andrew Toney - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke's floater is tipped away by George Anderson | 33-53 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar tips it back up and in | 35-53 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Andrew Toney buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Christopher George | 35-55 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Lazar - foul #3 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #8 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Jason Torbett (PF) Timothy Parks, George Anderson | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on a jumper near the basket | 35-57 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it home | 37-57 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Robert Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), Willard Drayton (C) Cecil Lazar, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-57 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Percy Naumann can't tip it in | 37-57 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Christopher George grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Jerry Hobby - foul #1 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF) Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Carl Umana knocks in the floater from close range | 39-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Louis Holland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-59 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Jason Torbett tips it back up and in | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jason Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Christopher George knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 39-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Percy Naumann - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Louis Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 39-63 |