| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Darren Neveu picks off the pass by Jim Queen | 20-21 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steven Abbott and he's fouled by Andrew Duncan - foul #3 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan tips it in | 22-24 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Guerrera | 22-27 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken loses the ball out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Darren Neveu - foul #2 on Darren Neveu, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF) Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Bruce Devaughn | 25-29 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (C) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Doug Whitten snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | John Coffey is called for the reach on Steven Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott and the foul's on Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) C - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Richard Sorrells is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (PF) John Coffey, Michael Woodcock, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Sorrells | 28-32 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, James Nichols | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Darren Neveu can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-32 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Jim Queen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 31-32 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is hacked by Jim Queen - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Andrew Duncan (PF), Ricky Williams (C) Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 31-34 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by John Coffey - foul #3 on John Coffey, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), Doug Whitten (SF) Jan Tarver, Bruce Devaughn | |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-35 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a floater in the lane | 34-35 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Jim Queen pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams loses the dribble to Anthony McMaken | 34-35 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Darren Neveu buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen's pass is intercepted by Doug Whitten | 34-37 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera banks in the layup set up by Doug Whitten | 34-39 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Bruce Devaughn (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, Richard Deady, Doug Whitten, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Nichols misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 34-39 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Sorrells | 34-39 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Dennis Hazelwood is called for the reach on Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (PF) Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Bruce Devaughn | |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson dunks the ball on a great pass from John Coffey | 36-39 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | John Coffey steals the ball from Steven Abbott in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Coffey | 38-39 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Nichols | 38-41 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | John Coffey connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Daniel Patterson | 40-41 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Michael Woodcock steps in front of the Steven Abbott pass | 40-41 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | The jumper by Richard Sorrells is denied by Richard Guerrera | 40-41 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Steven Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Abbott and he's hacked by Daniel Patterson - foul #2 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Ricky Williams (C) John Coffey, Richard Sorrells, Michael Woodcock, Daniel Patterson, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Jim Queen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Steven Abbott's pass is intercepted by Thomas Poole in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 45-43 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Steven Abbott can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-43 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-43 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 48-43 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 48-46 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-46 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 48-46 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Darren Neveu's pass is intercepted by Chad Sanders | 48-46 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the finger roll | 50-46 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn scores on a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Ricky Williams - foul #2 on Ricky Williams, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Richard Guerrera, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | John Coffey is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Bruce Devaughn | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Nichols connects on the shot from the left block set up by Doug Whitten and the foul's on Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (PF) Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) PF - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 ast. C - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jan Tarver - foul #4 on Jan Tarver, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jan Tarver | 54-56 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Jan Tarver pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Ricky Williams (C) Richard Sorrells, Michael Woodcock, Daniel Patterson, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady, Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Richard Guerrera picks off the pass by Chad Sanders | 54-56 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey is whistled for traveling | 54-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 54-58 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | John Coffey gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | John Coffey is hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Darren Neveu picks off the pass by Andrew Duncan | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Chad Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #12 | 54-58 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Steven Abbott steals the ball from Ricky Williams | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is fouled in the backcourt by John Coffey - foul #4 on John Coffey, team foul #13 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SF) Steven Abbott | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jan Tarver gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Sanders - foul #3 on Chad Sanders, team foul #14 | 54-61 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Coffey is called for the reach on Darren Neveu in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Coffey, team foul #15 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jan Tarver steals the ball from Ricky Williams | 54-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the lay-in | 54-65 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Darren Neveu steals it from Thomas Poole | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera runs out the clock | 54-65 |