| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls slams it home on a great pass from Chris Franks and he's hacked by Freddy Ross - foul #2 on Freddy Ross, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Chris Franks | 27-31 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Freddy Ross | 27-33 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks drills a floater in the lane set up by David Halls | 29-33 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-33 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Clifton Peters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Grubbs swats the short shot by Dustin Edwards | 29-33 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Chris Franks | 31-33 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | James Owens misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Clifton Peters gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | James Owens lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 31-35 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Jack Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | David Halls steals it from Mario Klingbeil | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Mayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | David Halls is fouled on the floor by Larry Stanley - foul #3 on Larry Stanley, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Freddy Ross | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Chris Franks | 33-35 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Clifton Peters splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Santucci picks off the pass by Chris Franks | 33-35 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | James Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Franks - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), William Mayers (SF) George Charlton, James Dickey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | James Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is hacked by James Owens - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), David Halls (C) William Mayers, Vernon Newton, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Stanford | 35-36 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Mario Klingbeil is called for the reach on David Halls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | David Halls's layup is rejected by Mario Klingbeil | 35-39 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Halls - foul #2 on David Halls, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SF), Leo Johnson (C) George Charlton, Travis Stanford, David Halls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddy Ross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Mayers, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey (C) Freddy Ross | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | William Mayers picks off the pass by Clifton Peters | 35-41 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | William Mayers lays it in | 37-41 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Clifton Peters buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 37-44 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Dickey's pass is intercepted by Clifton Peters in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil is hacked by William Mayers - foul #3 on William Mayers, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Travis Stanford (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | James Owens is hacked by Leo Johnson - foul #3 on Leo Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG) Clifton Peters | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | James Owens comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-44 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Owens | 37-46 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | The jump hook by Patrick McCorrison is blocked by Vernon Newton | 37-46 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jeremy Santucci - foul #2 on Jeremy Santucci, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), George Charlton (SF), Leo Johnson (C) William Mayers, Travis Stanford, David Halls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Clifton Peters evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Clifton Peters clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Grubbs steps in front of the Vernon Newton pass | 40-46 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs is called for 5 seconds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), David Halls (C) Chris Franks, Vernon Newton, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Richard Grubbs | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Hickey (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Hickey is called for the reach on James Dickey - foul #2 on Ronnie Hickey, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | James Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Ross (C) Ronnie Hickey | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Kosta Gembarowski picks off the pass by Patrick McCorrison | 41-46 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the jumper near the basket | 41-46 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Adam Welter pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | James Dickey steps in front of the Adam Welter pass in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits the finger roll | 43-46 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | James Owens misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Halls - foul #3 on David Halls, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), William Mayers (SF), Leo Johnson (C) James Dickey, George Charlton, Travis Stanford, David Halls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #4 on Larry Stanley, team foul #8 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) James Owens | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil's pass is intercepted by William Mayers | 45-48 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Grubbs picks off the pass by Kosta Gembarowski in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Freddy Ross (C) Jack Robinson, Richard Grubbs | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Clifton Peters shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vernon Newton | 45-48 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Freddy Ross banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 45-50 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mario Klingbeil - foul #3 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), David Halls (C) Chris Franks, George Charlton, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Adam Welter is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Welter, team foul #10 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kosta Gembarowski | 49-50 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | James Owens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick McCorrison | 49-52 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Ronnie Hickey takes the ball from Kosta Gembarowski | 49-52 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Freddy Ross (C) Patrick McCorrison, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Freddy Ross clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Travis Stanford - foul #1 on Travis Stanford, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Freddy Ross pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Freddy Ross buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Adam Welter | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Jack Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #12 | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Patrick McCorrison picks off the pass by Dustin Edwards in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adam Welter is fouled on the floor by Chris Franks - foul #3 on Chris Franks, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adam Welter makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Adam Welter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | David Halls snags the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Santucci | 51-57 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Chris Franks is called for the reach on Jeremy Santucci in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Franks, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF) Adam Welter, James Owens | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 54-58 |