| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) SG - Richard Lenz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vernon Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hardaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman hits a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Lesley Young steps in front of the Nicholas Drouin pass in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Lesley Young hits the finger roll | 36-30 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Lesley Young loses the dribble to Richard Grant | 36-30 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant blows the layup but he's fouled by Rodney Ehlert - foul #1 on Rodney Ehlert, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Thomas Coward (SG), Mark Henry (SF), Joseph White (PF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Richard Lenz, Vernon Coleman, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (C) Marty McClenic | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | The jump hook by Jackie Millhouse is blocked by Thomas Collins | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Joseph White tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 38-34 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway (C) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Kelly Walker loses the dribble to Thomas Coward in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Boyd and he's fouled by William Martini - foul #1 on William Martini, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Vernon Coleman (SF) Michael Boyd, Jackie Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas | |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Marty McClenic's pass is intercepted by Vernon Coleman | 41-34 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman dunks the ball | 43-34 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman is called for the reach on Thomas Collins - foul #2 on Vernon Coleman, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Joseph White (C) Richard Lenz, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry, Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Thomas Collins | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | William Martini hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Lesley Young is hacked by William Martini - foul #2 on William Martini, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Mathews (SG) Russell Barlow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Joey Troiano (PF) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert's layup is rejected by Joey Troiano | 43-37 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert tips it in | 45-37 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman is called for the reach on Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Vernon Coleman, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Joseph White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF), Thomas Collins (C) Nicholas Drouin, Marty McClenic | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Thomas Collins is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 45-39 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Donald Mathews banks in the layup and he's hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #2 on Andre Esposito, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway (C) Rodney Ehlert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG) Andre Esposito | |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Grant is hacked by Vernon Coleman - foul #4 on Vernon Coleman, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Coward (SF) Vernon Coleman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Gary Thomas | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Joey Troiano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jackie Millhouse | 48-39 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Donald Mathews comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Kelly Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Mark Henry (PF) Richard Lenz, Donald Mathews, Jackie Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Marty McClenic (C) Thomas Collins, Joey Troiano | |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Thomas Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-39 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Thomas | 48-39 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Kelly Walker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Mark Henry is denied on a layup by Marty McClenic | 48-39 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Kelly Walker pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kelly Walker | 48-41 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Hardaway, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Joseph White (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF) Lesley Young, Russell Barlow, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), William Martini (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Joey Troiano (PF), Thomas Collins (C) Kelly Walker, Gary Thomas, Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is hacked by Joseph White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Andre Esposito knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Donald Mathews misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Lenz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hardaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Martini (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Andre Esposito scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Richard Lenz is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Mark Henry (SF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Richard Lenz, Joseph White, Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Joey Troiano | |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | William Martini tips it home | 48-48 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Andre Esposito grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | William Martini drills a floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Michael Boyd makes the jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is hacked by Rodney Ehlert - foul #2 on Rodney Ehlert, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Richard Lenz (SG), Joseph White (SF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Michael Boyd, Donald Mathews, Mark Henry, Jackie Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Thomas Collins, William Martini | |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardaway | 50-50 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Lesley Young clanks a floater from the right side | 50-50 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Grant snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Joseph White steps in front of the Joey Troiano pass in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Richard Lenz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Richard Lenz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelly Walker - foul #1 on Kelly Walker, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Coward (SF) Joseph White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, Barry Hoffman, Joey Troiano | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Richard Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Thomas Coward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Kelly Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Mark Henry (PF) Lesley Young, Richard Lenz, Rodney Ehlert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Kelly Walker | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Mark Henry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse (C) Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Mark Henry makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Mark Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Andre Esposito is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), Joey Troiano (PF) Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Thomas Coward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Marty McClenic snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Barlow (fresh) SF - Thomas Coward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Jackie Millhouse (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Gary Thomas connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joey Troiano | 53-56 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Russell Barlow drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Boyd | 56-56 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Thomas Collins is hacked by Michael Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Boyd, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Joseph White (PF) Michael Boyd, Russell Barlow, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG) Nicholas Drouin | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Thomas Collins makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Lesley Young is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Thomas Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Thomas and he's fouled by Jackie Millhouse - foul #1 on Jackie Millhouse, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway (C) Jackie Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF) Gary Thomas, Joey Troiano, Marty McClenic | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Thomas Collins makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Joseph White misses the lay-in | 56-60 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Joseph White misses the tip | 56-60 |
| 06:44 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Richard Grant denies the turnaround by Vernon Coleman | 56-60 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Kelly Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Grant | 56-63 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Richard Lenz (SG), Thomas Coward (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Joseph White, Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Joey Troiano (PF), William Martini (C) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant, Thomas Collins | |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Thomas Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Boyd - foul #2 on Michael Boyd, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Andre Esposito steps in front of the Thomas Coward pass | 56-64 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Andre Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses short on an open floater from the right side | 56-64 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | William Martini misses the tip | 56-64 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Michael Boyd snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joey Troiano - foul #4 on Joey Troiano, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Mark Henry (PF) Michael Boyd, Richard Lenz, Thomas Coward, Rodney Ehlert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Joey Troiano, William Martini | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Nicholas Drouin steals it from Russell Barlow | 58-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Gary Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Mark Henry is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Mathews (SG), Kevin Hardaway (C) Russell Barlow, Jackie Millhouse | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Walker (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Mark Henry misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Coleman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hardaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kelly Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Kelly Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Hardaway - foul #4 on Kevin Hardaway, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF) Gary Thomas | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Kelly Walker misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Kelly Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Hoffman | 58-66 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Marty McClenic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG) Lesley Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman is fouled on the floor by Barry Hoffman - foul #2 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert (PF) Mark Henry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), William Martini (C) Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | William Martini can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardaway | 60-66 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Mathews | 63-66 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Coward (SF), Mark Henry (PF), Joseph White (C) Vernon Coleman, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, William Martini | |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Joey Troiano is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kelly Walker | 63-68 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Coleman (SF) Thomas Coward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF) Kelly Walker, Barry Hoffman, Joey Troiano | |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Mark Henry drills a shot from the left block | 65-68 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Vernon Coleman picks off the pass by Nicholas Drouin in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Donald Mathews throws it down on a great pass from Vernon Coleman | 67-68 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Richard Lenz picks off the pass by Richard Grant in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Richard Lenz, Mark Henry, Joseph White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses long on a floater from the right block | 67-68 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardaway | 67-68 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Lesley Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Ehlert | 67-68 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert misses short on a runner near the basket | 67-68 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Ehlert - foul #3 on Rodney Ehlert, team foul #12 | 67-68 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Lesley Young drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Coleman | 70-70 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Richard Grant buries a jumper from close range | 70-72 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #3 on Andre Esposito, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 72-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Richard Grant connects on the open floater from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Donald Mathews misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-74 |