| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hamby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dietrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Hamby inbounds the ball | 33-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | James Hamby lays it in | 35-39 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Thompson is blocked by David Dietrick | 35-39 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | John Thompson tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Stewart | 35-41 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Kun Xang steals the ball from David Brennan | 35-41 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | David Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Kun Xang | 35-43 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | John Thompson is called for the reach on Walter Nagata - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Don Caruthers (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), Andre Palacio (C) David Brennan, Walter Nagata, James Hamby, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Oscar Pierce (C) Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | David Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Oscar Pierce | 35-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell banks in the layup on a great pass from David Stewart and he's hacked by Carl Burgett - foul #2 on Carl Burgett, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG) David Stewart | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Elvin Mills steals the ball from David Miller | 35-46 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG) Don Caruthers | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Thompson (PF) Leroy Witherell | |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | David Brennan is fouled on the floor by Larry Singh - foul #3 on Larry Singh, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), David Dietrick (C) Carl Burgett, Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SG), Kun Xang (SF) Larry Singh, Oscar Pierce | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | John Thompson is called for the reach on David Dietrick - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) Robert Acuna | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | John Thompson gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Kun Xang drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Elvin Mills and he's hacked by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), Don Caruthers (SG) David Brennan, David Miller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Adam Maxwell (PF) Elvin Mills, Herbert Petri, John Thompson | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers is called for traveling | 35-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SF) Kun Xang | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Nagata - foul #2 on Walter Nagata, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | James Hamby is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #1 on James Hamby, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (SF), Josiah Alexander (C) Herbert Petri, Landon Baldwin | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | David Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-49 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Walter Nagata (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Dietrick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Maxwell (fresh) C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Nagata | 37-49 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Robert Acuna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 37-51 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata loses the dribble to Leroy Witherell | 37-51 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | David Stewart misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-51 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 37-51 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Adam Maxwell is called for the reach on Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Adam Maxwell, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Walter Nagata, Don Caruthers, James Hamby, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Robert Acuna, Adam Maxwell, Josiah Alexander | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | David Brennan tips it in | 39-51 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Kun Xang clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 39-51 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-51 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Landon Baldwin - foul #3 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Elvin Mills travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-51 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Larry Singh gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Andre Palacio is called for the reach on Landon Baldwin - foul #1 on Andre Palacio, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dietrick (C) Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum is whistled for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Matthew Burris, Christopher Brannum, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Oscar Pierce (C) Kun Xang, Landon Baldwin | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Elvin Mills can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carl Burgett | 41-51 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | David Brennan takes the ball from Elvin Mills in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett lays it in on a nice dish by David Brennan | 43-51 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce's floater is tipped away by Peter Vezina | 43-51 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Larry Singh misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-51 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Carl Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dietrick (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Singh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | David Dietrick grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | David Dietrick's floater is tipped away by John Thompson | 43-53 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Burgett | 43-53 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | David Brennan buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Miller and he's fouled by Oscar Pierce - foul #1 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), Andre Palacio (C) David Miller, Carl Burgett, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Robert Acuna (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, John Thompson, Oscar Pierce | |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | David Brennan makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Andre Palacio - foul #2 on Andre Palacio, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Kun Xang steps in front of the Marvin Snow pass | 46-55 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Kun Xang - foul #1 on Kun Xang, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), James Hamby (C) Don Caruthers, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris is fouled on the floor by Robert Acuna - foul #1 on Robert Acuna, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (PF) Kun Xang | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris is whistled for traveling | 48-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (SG) Matthew Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SF) Robert Acuna | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Hamby takes the ball from Herbert Petri | 48-55 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | James Hamby's layup is rejected by Josiah Alexander | 48-55 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Herbert Petri is fouled on the floor by Marvin Snow - foul #2 on Marvin Snow, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (SG), Carl Burgett (SF), Andre Palacio (PF) Walter Nagata, Christopher Brannum, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Kun Xang (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Adam Maxwell, Josiah Alexander | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Herbert Petri makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Herbert Petri misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | David Miller loses the dribble to Oscar Pierce | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Burgett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hamby (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Petri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kun Xang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Herbert Petri is called for the reach on Don Caruthers - foul #1 on Herbert Petri, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), David Dietrick (C) David Miller, Andre Palacio, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), John Thompson (PF) Elvin Mills, Herbert Petri, Kun Xang, Oscar Pierce | |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Carl Burgett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Burgett, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) Don Caruthers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | John Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Thompson | 49-60 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | John Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Robert Acuna tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Vezina | 55-62 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Burris - foul #4 on Matthew Burris, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), David Miller (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Andre Palacio (PF), James Hamby (C) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, Carl Burgett, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF) Leroy Witherell, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Miller | 58-64 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (C) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | David Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-64 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | David Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Elvin Mills snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | David Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), James Hamby (C) Walter Nagata, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SF) Kun Xang | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 58-64 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Larry Singh gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Larry Singh knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Elvin Mills | 58-67 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | David Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brannum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hamby (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Elvin Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Josiah Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Larry Singh connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Stewart | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum loses the dribble to Oscar Pierce | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is hacked by David Brennan in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Brennan, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), Peter Vezina (PF), David Dietrick (C) David Miller, Marvin Snow, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Robert Acuna (C) David Stewart, Larry Singh, Oscar Pierce, Josiah Alexander | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on a jumper from close range | 60-71 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Robert Acuna gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Robert Acuna is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG) Elvin Mills | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | David Dietrick knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Brannum and the foul's on Kun Xang - foul #2 on Kun Xang, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | David Dietrick makes the free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG) Don Caruthers | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Stewart (SG) Herbert Petri | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | John Thompson scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Acuna | 63-73 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris grabs the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | David Brennan is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #11 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (SG), James Hamby (SF), Marvin Snow (PF) Matthew Burris, Christopher Brannum, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | David Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), David Dietrick (C) Walter Nagata, James Hamby, Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Kun Xang (SF), John Thompson (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce, Josiah Alexander | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't finish the layup | 64-73 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell tips it in | 64-75 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 64-75 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | David Brennan gets the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-75 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Witherell | 64-77 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #12 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), David Miller (SG), James Hamby (SF), Marvin Snow (C) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, Christopher Brannum, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Kun Xang, John Thompson, Landon Baldwin | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills runs out the clock | 65-77 |