| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Roger Maciel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 33-35 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore hits a driving attempt from the right block | 35-35 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Keith Asbury takes the ball from Gary Bradley | 35-35 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 38-35 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 38-37 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore drills a driving attempt from the left block | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 43-37 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't throw it down but the foul's on Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Wilford Greene, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 46-41 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Jonathan Yang - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Wilford Greene (SG) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Robert Robinson steals it from Johnny Boone | 48-41 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the lay-in | 48-41 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 48-41 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Johnny Boone clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jonathan Yang - foul #4 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Kwabena Abdel | |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Bryan Moore steps in front of the Matthew Lane pass | 48-43 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Johnny Boone takes the ball from Robert Baptista | 48-43 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Bryan Moore denies the turnaround by Matthew Lane | 48-43 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SG) Robert Robinson, Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone, Gary Bradley | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel scores on a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Bryan Moore - foul #2 on Bryan Moore, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Baptista | 48-46 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it in | 50-46 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Baughman | 50-46 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Tom Baughman | 52-46 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 52-49 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 52-49 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 52-49 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't finish the layup | 52-49 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is whistled for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Robinson | 54-49 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Roger Maciel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Roger Maciel takes the ball from Jonathan Yang | 54-49 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the finger roll set up by Roger Maciel | 54-51 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Richard Burns scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #4 on Tom Baughman, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel blows the layup | 54-55 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Wilford Greene | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Tom Baughman - foul #5 on Tom Baughman, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley, Johnny Boone | |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wilford Greene | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't connect on a shot from the left side | 58-57 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Roger Maciel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry McGrath | 60-57 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Bryan Moore - foul #3 on Bryan Moore, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG) Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-60 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Jerry McGrath, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Yang - foul #5 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by Robert Robinson in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Bryan Moore denies the turnaround by Gary Bradley | 60-62 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 60-62 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista is hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #3 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista's pass is intercepted by Raymond Haddix | 60-62 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Edward Schrader buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Keith Asbury picks off the pass by Edward Schrader | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Keith Asbury | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Baptista | 66-66 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Gary Bradley wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Roger Maciel tips it home | 66-68 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 68-68 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Edward Schrader picks off the pass by Keith Asbury | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Gary Bradley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 68-71 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Gary Bradley throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 71-73 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Keith Asbury - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #5 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG) Jerry McGrath | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the easy layup | 71-73 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bryan Moore | 74-73 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the shot from the right side set up by Edward Schrader | 74-75 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Baptista (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Bryan Moore - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #6 | 74-75 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #7 | 74-75 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #2 on Robert Baptista, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |