| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Duncanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Suitt inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales is whistled for traveling | 46-33 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Duncanson - foul #1 on John Duncanson, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-33 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | John Duncanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Duncanson is blocked by Peter Vezina | 48-33 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Elvin Mills clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-33 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Peter Vezina | 54-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Roberts - foul #3 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #1 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), Adam Maxwell (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales, John Duncanson | |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Ivan Popovic is called for the reach on Keneth Smith - foul #1 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 54-33 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | James Hamby clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-33 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow snags the offensive board | 54-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Olujimi Abdel - foul #2 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Keneth Smith is hacked by Robert Linder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Linder, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell misses the 3 from straight away | 54-33 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marvin Snow | 54-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-33 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | James Hamby grabs the offensive board | 54-33 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Bobby Beavers - foul #1 on Bobby Beavers, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Francisco Gonzales (PF), Howard Cargill (C) Bobby Beavers, Josiah Alexander, Adam Maxwell | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Howard Cargill is whistled for a carry | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), James Suitt (SF) Keneth Smith, Olujimi Abdel | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is whistled for traveling | 55-33 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Howard Cargill is fouled on the floor by Peter Vezina - foul #2 on Peter Vezina, team foul #4 | 55-33 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Joseph Haskins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Suitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Cargill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio tips it in | 57-33 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Marvin Snow steps in front of the Chwalibog Zollars pass | 57-33 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-33 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Chwalibog Zollars | 57-33 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Snow - foul #2 on Marvin Snow, team foul #5 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Robert Linder (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Marvin Snow, Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (SG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), John Duncanson (C) Elvin Mills, James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales, Howard Cargill | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | John Duncanson picks off the pass by Kyle Heredia | 57-35 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | James Hamby takes the ball from John Duncanson in the backcourt | 57-35 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Robert Linder loses the dribble to Olujimi Abdel | 57-35 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-35 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Hamby | 57-35 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | James Hamby drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Roberts | 59-35 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 59-35 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts pulls down the rebound | 59-35 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | John Duncanson swats the layup by James Hamby | 59-35 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Olujimi Abdel | 59-37 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 59-37 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | James Hamby tips it home | 61-37 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander banks in the layup on a great pass from Chwalibog Zollars and he's fouled by Robert Linder - foul #3 on Robert Linder, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, James Hamby, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keneth Smith (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), Howard Cargill (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Chwalibog Zollars, Olujimi Abdel, Bobby Beavers, John Duncanson | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander makes the free throw | 61-40 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Elvin Mills grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Elvin Mills loses the dribble to Ryan Roberts in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Francisco Gonzales is called for the reach on Peter Vezina - foul #2 on Francisco Gonzales, team foul #4 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (C) Josiah Alexander | |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 61-40 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Howard Cargill connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Francisco Gonzales | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Cargill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina drills a floater in the paint set up by Andre Palacio | 63-42 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Howard Cargill is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Francisco Gonzales | 63-44 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Peter Vezina | 65-44 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dominic Bianchi - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #7 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (C) Joseph Haskins, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), James Suitt (SF), John Duncanson (C) Keneth Smith, Howard Cargill, Adam Maxwell | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Francisco Gonzales - foul #3 on Francisco Gonzales, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-45 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Robert Linder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF) Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Beavers (PG) Olujimi Abdel | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-48 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-48 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Snow - foul #3 on Marvin Snow, team foul #8 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG) James Suitt | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-50 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Dominic Bianchi swats the short shot by Elvin Mills | 70-50 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Duncanson | 70-50 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | John Duncanson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 70-50 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow tips it home | 72-50 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Andre Palacio steals the ball from John Duncanson in the backcourt | 72-50 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts knocks in the jumper in the lane | 74-50 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 74-50 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | John Duncanson hits the follow up shot | 74-52 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-52 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Duncanson | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Snow (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tired) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Vezina (tired) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Andre Palacio (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Beavers (tiring) PF - Francisco Gonzales (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Duncanson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-52 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | John Duncanson tips it home | 74-54 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), James Suitt (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), Adam Maxwell (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, Bobby Beavers, Francisco Gonzales, John Duncanson | |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-54 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia grabs the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | James Hamby buries a shot from the right block | 76-54 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Keneth Smith | 76-56 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-56 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander gets the rebound | 76-56 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander is called for traveling | 76-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), Howard Cargill (PF) Olujimi Abdel, Keneth Smith, Adam Maxwell | |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | James Hamby hits the follow up shot | 78-56 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Suitt | 78-58 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins double dribbles | 78-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is hacked by Ryan Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #9 | 78-58 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 78-59 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander can't finish the uncontested layup | 78-59 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow pulls down the rebound | 78-59 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Howard Cargill is called for the reach on Ryan Roberts - foul #1 on Howard Cargill, team foul #6 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF) Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, Josiah Alexander | |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi loses the dribble to Olujimi Abdel | 78-59 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Keneth Smith travels in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic (PF) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (C) Howard Cargill | |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Robert Linder loses the dribble to Francisco Gonzales | 78-59 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-59 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Roberts | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi is fouled on the floor by James Suitt - foul #1 on James Suitt, team foul #7 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (C) Ryan Roberts, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF) James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell snags the defensive board | 78-59 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-62 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Linder | 78-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Linder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Popovic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Hamby (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Olujimi Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keneth Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Josiah Alexander (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is whistled for traveling | 78-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia (C) Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cargill (PF) Josiah Alexander | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Kyle Heredia swats the shot by Olujimi Abdel | 78-62 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Robert Linder grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow is fouled on the floor by Olujimi Abdel - foul #3 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers is hacked by Robert Linder in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Linder, team foul #10 | 79-62 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kyle Heredia | 79-63 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 79-63 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the offensive board | 79-63 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-63 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic hits the follow up shot | 81-63 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-63 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | James Hamby gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Adam Maxwell - foul #1 on Adam Maxwell, team foul #9 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (PF) Howard Cargill | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 82-63 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-66 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-66 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-69 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-69 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Olujimi Abdel is called for the reach on Marvin Snow - foul #4 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell grabs the board | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 | Illinois | Keneth Smith's pass is intercepted by Ivan Popovic | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow runs out the clock | 82-69 |