| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Poe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Kowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Doug Norton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mike Cooper inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Poe - foul #2 on Michael Poe, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Mike Cooper makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Michael Poe connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Wright | 32-35 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Franklin Slater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Mark Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 32-35 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Edward Boydston snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Doug Norton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Mike Cooper snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Doug Norton denies the turnaround by Vaughn Powers | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Edward Boydston snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Mark Wright scores on a shot from the left side set up by Michael Poe | 34-35 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers misses short on a shot in the paint | 34-35 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Clifford Cutshall (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Poe, Eric Kowitz, Doug Norton, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Jerome Lorkowski (SF), Nathan Blewett (PF), Abel Baskerville (C) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Mike Cooper, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Mark Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Brian Paras gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | John Davis misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Carl Delatorre | 35-37 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Robert Evans can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Paras | 35-37 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Clifford Cutshall steps in front of the Abel Baskerville pass | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vincent Schuster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Cutshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Paras (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Blewett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Abel Baskerville (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | John Davis is called for the reach on Mark Wright - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Jack Winbush (PF) Mark Wright, Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nathan Blewett | 35-37 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Robert Evans steals it from Brian Paras in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 37-37 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Robert Evans can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerome Lorkowski - foul #2 on Jerome Lorkowski, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Poe (SG), Edward Boydston (C) Vincent Schuster, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Robert Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | John Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Taing - foul #1 on Michael Taing, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Kowitz (SF) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG), Mike Cooper (SF) Brian Paras, Nathan Blewett | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Edward Boydston double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall (C) Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Vaughn Powers (PF), James Hicks (C) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski, Abel Baskerville | |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Clifford Cutshall is called for the reach on James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Cutshall, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | John Chapman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | John Chapman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Cheatham | 39-42 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Cheatham - foul #2 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Taing, Michael Poe, Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG) John Chapman | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Vincent Schuster steals it from Larry Cheatham in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster is fouled on the floor by Larry Cheatham - foul #3 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (SF), Nathan Blewett (PF), Abel Baskerville (C) Mike Cooper, Vaughn Powers, James Hicks | |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:00 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre misses the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Doug Norton tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Delatorre - foul #1 on Carl Delatorre, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Carl Delatorre gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 42-42 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz hits a turnaround from close range | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fresh) SG - Vincent Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Kowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Doug Norton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Delatorre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Slater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerome Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Blewett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Abel Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Doug Norton - foul #3 on Doug Norton, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Michael Poe (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Jack Winbush (PF), Edward Boydston (C) Michael Taing, Vincent Schuster, Eric Kowitz, Doug Norton, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Vaughn Powers (PF) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Jerome Lorkowski, Abel Baskerville | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Edward Boydston lays it up and in set up by Jack Winbush and he's fouled by Nathan Blewett - foul #1 on Nathan Blewett, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall (PF) Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hicks (C) Nathan Blewett | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Edward Boydston makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers loses the dribble to Michael Poe | 47-46 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Mike Cooper gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Brian Paras is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Paras, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Jack Winbush (PF) Mark Wright, Robert Evans, Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Abel Baskerville (C) James Hicks | |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Michael Poe scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Mike Cooper - foul #1 on Mike Cooper, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski (PF) Vaughn Powers | |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Michael Poe makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | John Davis connects on the shot from the left side | 50-48 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Edward Boydston can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Brian Paras pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | John Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Vincent Schuster (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Taing, Michael Poe, Eric Kowitz, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), James Hicks (C) John Davis, Brian Paras, Abel Baskerville | |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Mike Cooper takes the ball from Carl Delatorre | 50-48 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathan Blewett (SF), Vaughn Powers (PF) Mike Cooper, Jerome Lorkowski | |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Doug Norton drills a floater from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan Blewett and he's fouled by Vincent Schuster - foul #1 on Vincent Schuster, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Clifford Cutshall (PF) Mark Wright, Robert Evans, Doug Norton | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG), Abel Baskerville (C) Franklin Slater, James Hicks | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Vaughn Powers makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Cutshall | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fresh) SG - Vincent Schuster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Kowitz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Delatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Blewett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vaughn Powers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Abel Baskerville (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Chapman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Chapman, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Norton (PF) Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (PG), Jerome Lorkowski (SF) Larry Cheatham, Vaughn Powers | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Jerome Lorkowski is called for the reach on Michael Taing - foul #3 on Jerome Lorkowski, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG) Gregg Clawson, John Chapman | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Michael Taing makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Michael Taing makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | John Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Norton - foul #4 on Doug Norton, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Poe (SG) Vincent Schuster | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:25 | Penn State | Michael Poe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Brian Paras grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Davis | 57-56 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Michael Poe makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Kowitz | 60-56 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | John Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 60-56 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Michael Poe makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Clifford Cutshall | 62-56 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Michael Taing is called for the reach on Brian Paras in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Taing, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Wright (PG), Vincent Schuster (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Jack Winbush (PF), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Taing, Michael Poe, Eric Kowitz, Doug Norton, Clifford Cutshall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Vaughn Powers (PF) John Davis, Jerome Lorkowski, Nathan Blewett | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Mark Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 65-58 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Mike Cooper misses short on an open floater from the right side | 65-58 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Robert Evans pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Robert Evans misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Jack Winbush gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Jack Winbush hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Schuster | 67-58 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Mike Cooper misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Jack Winbush grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Vincent Schuster makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Delatorre | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Abel Baskerville hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Jack Winbush pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Mark Wright scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Schuster | 73-58 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Taing (PG), Eric Kowitz (SF), Edward Boydston (C) Mark Wright, Vincent Schuster, Carl Delatorre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Jerome Lorkowski (PF), James Hicks (C) Brian Paras, Vaughn Powers, Abel Baskerville | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Michael Taing takes the ball from Jerome Lorkowski | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Taing (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Kowitz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jack Winbush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Boydston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Robert Evans drills a runner in the paint | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater buries a fadeaway from the left side | 75-60 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Michael Taing misses the floater from the left side | 75-60 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Mike Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Poe (SG), Clifford Cutshall (PF) Robert Evans, Jack Winbush | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall makes the driving attempt from the right block | 77-60 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-60 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski misses the tip | 77-60 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | James Hicks tips it back up and in | 77-62 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Edward Boydston connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Taing | 80-62 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski's floater is tipped away by Edward Boydston | 80-62 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Michael Poe gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Eric Kowitz makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Edward Boydston | 82-62 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | James Hicks is open and buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Franklin Slater and he's hacked by Edward Boydston - foul #1 on Edward Boydston, team foul #9 | 82-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vincent Schuster (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Carl Delatorre (C) Michael Poe, Eric Kowitz, Edward Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Brian Paras (SG), Nathan Blewett (PF) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Mike Cooper | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | James Hicks makes the free throw | 82-65 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Clifford Cutshall blows the layup | 82-65 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Nathan Blewett grabs the board | 82-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Robert Evans is called for the reach on Jerome Lorkowski - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #10 | 82-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Abel Baskerville (C) James Hicks | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 82-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jerome Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Nathan Blewett steals it from Vincent Schuster | 82-67 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Brian Paras banks in the wide open layup | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Taing runs out the clock | 82-69 |