| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Scott Rennick inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Roberto Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | The jumper by Joey Fink is denied by Roderick Melson | 40-37 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Jacob Huber gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | James Cook takes the ball from Jacob Huber in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | James Cook misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Robert Greene can't tip it in | 40-37 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | George Vogt hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Joey Fink steals it from Jacob Huber in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Joey Fink lays it in | 44-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Scott Rennick banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | Joey Fink connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Rennick hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block but he's hacked by George Vogt - foul #2 on George Vogt, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SF), Samuel Baker (PF), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Brown (SG), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) Jon Charles, Jacob Huber, Roderick Melson | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Scott Rennick misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Samuel Baker throws it down | 48-40 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Scott Rennick is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Morales - foul #2 on Hector Morales, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Stewart (SG), John Allen (PF) Roberto Greco, Scott Rennick | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Allan Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Hector Morales grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Robert Greene hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hector Morales | 50-40 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Robert Greene steals it from Dallas Stewart in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Hector Morales hits the finger roll set up by Robert Greene | 52-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Samuel Baker gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Samuel Baker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Greene | 55-40 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dallas Stewart | 55-43 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Hector Morales scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Vaughn Schaff | 57-43 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hector Morales - foul #3 on Hector Morales, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Allan Brown, Dallas Stewart, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Penn State | James Cook misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki tips it home | 59-45 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the floater in the lane | 59-45 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jon Charles misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Greene - foul #1 on Robert Greene, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Rennick (SF) Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | James Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Jacob Huber | 59-47 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Roderick Melson snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Jon Charles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-47 |
| 14:17 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | George Vogt is fouled on the floor by Roderick Melson - foul #2 on Roderick Melson, team foul #1 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), James Collins (C) Robert Greene, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Dallas Stewart (SG), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Roderick Melson | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Joey Fink buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Baker | 61-47 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki tips it in | 63-47 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Scott Rennick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Samuel Baker snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | James Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joey Fink | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Scott Rennick is whistled for traveling | 65-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SG), Thomas Ladner (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Samuel Baker, Dikembe Araki, James Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), John Allen (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Dallas Stewart, Scott Rennick, Jacob Huber, Francisco Juarez | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Penn State | John Allen is called for the reach on Vaughn Schaff - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #2 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Rennick (SF) Roberto Greco | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Vogt | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hector Morales (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Cook (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Vogt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Roderick Melson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Roderick Melson, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF) James Cook, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:57 | Penn State | A charge is called on Hector Morales - foul #4 on Hector Morales, team foul #5 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (SF), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Scott Rennick, John Allen | |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Roberto Greco makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | 67-50 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Robert Greene buries a 3 from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Kiely | 70-53 |
| 09:54 | Penn State | Joey Fink jams it | 72-53 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Roberto Greco misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-53 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | George Vogt pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | George Vogt buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Roderick Melson - foul #4 on Roderick Melson, team foul #4 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF) Joey Fink, James Cook, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Brown (PG), Dallas Stewart (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Roberto Greco, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, Roderick Melson | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | George Vogt makes the free throw | 75-53 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart is open and lays it up and in | 75-55 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 75-55 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | John Allen snags the defensive board | 75-55 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Allan Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 75-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Collins (C) Vaughn Schaff, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Greene clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dallas Stewart - foul #1 on Dallas Stewart, team foul #5 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Charles (SG) Scott Rennick | |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Greene makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Allen | 76-55 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Allan Brown buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-58 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | The jump hook by Robert Greene is blocked by John Allen | 76-58 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Baker (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Allan Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Francisco Juarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Allan Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-58 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Allan Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | John Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-58 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Allan Brown tips it back up and in | 76-60 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Samuel Baker is whistled for a carry | 76-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SG), James Cook (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Samuel Baker, Dikembe Araki, James Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Roberto Greco (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Allan Brown, Jon Charles, Dallas Stewart, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | The jump hook by Scott Rennick is blocked by Thomas Ladner | 76-60 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | George Vogt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (SF) Scott Rennick | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Roberto Greco makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | James Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Vaughn Schaff, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Rennick (SF) Roderick Melson | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | James Kiely is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Fink - foul #3 on Joey Fink, team foul #6 | 76-63 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Jacob Huber is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | James Cook gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 76-63 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ladner | 76-63 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jacob Huber comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #7 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), James Collins (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, Dikembe Araki, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Brown (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Dallas Stewart (SF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Roberto Greco, Scott Rennick, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jacob Huber makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jacob Huber misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | James Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Penn State | George Vogt is hacked by Francisco Juarez - foul #1 on Francisco Juarez, team foul #6 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Jacob Huber, Francisco Juarez | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | John Allen swats the short shot by James Collins | 76-64 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Hector Morales tips it but misses | 76-64 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Roderick Melson pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Baker (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Hector Morales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Vogt (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Allan Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Allan Brown loses the dribble to Vaughn Schaff | 76-64 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | George Vogt misses short on a shot from the baseline | 76-64 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Roderick Melson gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Hector Morales, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Scott Rennick (SF), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Allan Brown, Dallas Stewart, John Allen | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-64 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | James Collins grabs the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | James Kiely takes the ball from Vaughn Schaff | 76-64 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 76-64 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the offensive board | 76-64 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Scott Rennick is fouled on the floor by Samuel Baker - foul #1 on Samuel Baker, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Roderick Melson | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Scott Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Scott Rennick makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Allan Brown is called for the reach on James Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allan Brown, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (PF) Scott Rennick | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Roberto Greco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Ladner - foul #3 on Thomas Ladner, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Roberto Greco makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Roberto Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | James Collins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Collins, team foul #10 | 78-68 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Hector Morales is called for the reach on Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hector Morales, team foul #11 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF) Hector Morales | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Samuel Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Brown - foul #3 on Allan Brown, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Roberto Greco, Allan Brown, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Samuel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Scott Rennick is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 80-69 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Roderick Melson snags the offensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Jon Charles connects on the jump hook from close range | 80-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joey Fink runs out the clock | 80-71 |