| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randal Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Parry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Day (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Das (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William Day inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Gene Parry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Greg Mathews steals it from William Day | 25-24 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Gene Parry grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | James Das hits a jumper from the left block | 25-26 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses short on a shot near the basket | 25-26 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Randal Boone snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Randal Boone tips it in | 27-26 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't finish the layup | 27-28 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | James Das hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is whistled for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SF), Walter Hammonds (PF), Bruce Porter (C) William Day, James Das, Curtis Elias | |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Randal Boone pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff hits a wide open floater in the lane set up by Randal Boone out of the doubleteam | 29-30 |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Gene Parry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggin (fresh) PF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Porter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Sargent - foul #1 on Scott Sargent, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Fred King, Todd Voss, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), William Day (SF), James Das (PF) Steven Gill, Thomas Goggin, Walter Hammonds | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | The jump hook by Gregory Davis is blocked by James Das | 29-31 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Porter | 29-31 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | The 3pt attempt by Gene Parry is denied by Gregory Davis | 29-31 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | The short jumper by Randal Boone is denied by Bruce Porter | 29-31 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 14:06 | Penn State | Gene Parry is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gene Parry, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SG), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Randal Boone drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gregory Davis out of the doubleteam | 31-31 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Gene Parry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Gregory Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Randal Boone drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Davis | 33-31 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | James Das tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | William Day swats the short shot by Gregory Davis | 33-33 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | James Das misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Randal Boone - foul #1 on Randal Boone, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Randal Boone, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Walter Hammonds (SF) Gene Parry, William Day | |
| 12:33 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Todd Voss tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | James Das can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Sargent | 35-35 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Das (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds can't connect on a shot from close range | 35-35 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | James Das misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Todd Voss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Curtis Elias is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Fred King, Todd Voss, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (PG), Chester Marks (SG), Thomas Goggin (SF), Bruce Porter (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Steven Gill, James Das, Curtis Elias | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie is fouled on the floor by Thomas Goggin - foul #1 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF) Thomas Goggin | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lowell Moreland | 37-35 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Hammonds | 37-37 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews lays it up and in set up by Lowell Moreland and he's hacked by Bruce Porter - foul #2 on Bruce Porter, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Boone (PF) Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SG) Chester Marks | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Gregory Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | William Day misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 40-37 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Greg Mathews gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Day | 40-37 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | William Day hits a fadeaway in the lane | 40-39 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Walter Hammonds is called for the reach on Greg Mathews - foul #2 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Thomas Goggin (SF), James Das (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Gene Parry, William Day, Walter Hammonds, Bruce Porter | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Randal Boone blows the layup but the foul's on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG) Gregory Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin clanks a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Scott Sargent grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff hits the finger roll set up by Fred King and the foul's on Szczesny Olshefski - foul #3 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norbert McConnico (PF) Randal Boone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Steven Gill | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Mathews (C) Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggin (fresh) PF - James Das (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Chester Marks takes the ball from Scott Sargent | 45-39 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | The short jumper by James Das is denied by Greg Mathews | 45-39 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Fred King grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Todd Voss hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Scott Sargent | 47-39 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Curtis Elias is called for 3 seconds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Randal Boone (PF) Fred King, Todd Voss, Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (PG), Steven Gill (SG), William Day (SF), Bruce Porter (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, Chester Marks, Thomas Goggin, James Das | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Randal Boone hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Randal Boone grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the jumper from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Gregory Davis tips it home | 51-39 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Gene Parry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Scott Sargent can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 51-42 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the contested runner from the left block set up by Lowell Moreland and the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #3 on Steven Gill, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (PF) Curtis Elias | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | William Day can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Lowell Moreland - foul #2 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norbert McConnico (PF) Randal Boone | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:33 | Penn State | William Day misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lowell Moreland | 57-43 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Steven Gill is whistled for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Gene Parry, William Day, Bruce Porter | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Sargent | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Das (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Curtis Elias can't finish the layup | 60-43 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Gregory Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Scott Sargent hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 62-43 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | James Das hits the finger roll | 62-45 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | The jump hook by Gregory Davis is blocked by James Das | 62-45 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Curtis Elias gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Steven Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randal Boone (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Norbert McConnico, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (PG), William Day (SF) Szczesny Olshefski, Walter Hammonds | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the lay-in | 62-45 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Curtis Elias gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randal Boone - foul #2 on Randal Boone, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | William Day snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | William Day makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Parry | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Greg Mathews shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | James Das hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-49 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 64-49 |