| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Krout (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sink | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Ronald Sink banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Stich | 33-40 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | James Dean clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it home | 35-40 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled on the floor by John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sink denies the turnaround by James Dean | 35-40 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | James Young misses the jump hook in the paint | 35-40 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Matthew McDonald picks off the pass by Frank Foss | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Pledger and the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #2 on George Vangilder, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) Frank Foss, James Dean, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF), Floyd Kent (C) James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is hacked by Floyd Kent - foul #3 on Floyd Kent, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) John Pledger | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Panella | 37-43 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | John Stich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-43 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | James Krout can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Floyd Kent snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is hacked by Maximo Bianchi - foul #2 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), William Bennett (SF), George Vangilder (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, James Krout | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Floyd Kent can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | James Young connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew McDonald | 37-45 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to George Vangilder | 37-45 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Floyd Kent swats the layup by George Vangilder | 37-45 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (PF) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Floyd Kent | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | A charge is called on Matthew McDonald - foul #3 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) James Dean | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | James Krout scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Bennett | 39-45 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #3 on George Vangilder, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | William Bennett clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Dan Pittman picks off the pass by Larry Newell | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 10 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) John Pledger | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | George Vangilder swats the shot by Floyd Kent | 40-46 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 40-46 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Larry Newell snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Floyd Kent buries a runner from the left block | 40-48 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dan Pittman | 42-48 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | George Vangilder swats the shot by Matthew McDonald | 42-48 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Larry Newell pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | John Stich hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Maximo Bianchi - foul #3 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, James Krout | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Robert Perham (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Matthew McDonald, Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser drills a floater in the lane set up by Frank Foss | 44-51 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the dunk | 44-51 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | John Pledger connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Perham | 46-53 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sink picks off the pass by William Bennett | 46-53 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Ronald Sink scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Young | 46-55 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-55 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Stich | 46-55 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | John Stich blows the layup but he's hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), James Krout (PF) Frank Foss, Ronald Panella, Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Sebastian Jackson (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Robert Perham, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | John Stich is called for the reach on Maximo Bianchi - foul #2 on John Stich, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) John Pledger | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dean | 48-56 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Krout picks off the pass by Matthew McDonald | 48-56 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), George Vangilder (C) Maximo Bianchi, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF) Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | James Young's floater is knocked away by George Vangilder | 48-56 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | James Dean lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Foss | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled on the floor by James Krout - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Ronald Sink double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (C) James Dean, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | James Young blows the layup | 50-58 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (PF) Floyd Kent | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Dean | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #4 on George Vangilder, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) John Stich | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Dean is called for the reach on Floyd Kent - foul #3 on James Dean, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Ronald Sink | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Krout scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Dean | 58-63 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the offensive board | 58-64 |