| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley lays it in | 26-29 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses short on a floater from the right side | 26-29 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Raymond Haddix picks off the pass by Keith Asbury | 26-29 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Matthew Lane | 26-29 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the follow up shot | 26-31 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a shot from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-31 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 28-31 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is denied on a layup by Keith Asbury | 28-31 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Adam Vanslyke | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Thompson | 31-36 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the shot from the left block | 31-36 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Alan Black steps in front of the Adam Vanslyke pass | 31-36 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund loses the dribble to James Young | 31-36 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a shot in the paint | 31-36 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #1 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Darrell Pate steals it from Richard Burns | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on Cecil Oliveras - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Matthew Forte | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 34-37 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Raymond Haddix | 36-39 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Arnold Johnson - foul #2 on Arnold Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Raymond Haddix, Richard Burns, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Keith Asbury, Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Arnold Johnson - foul #3 on Arnold Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-39 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Martin Thompson - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Clyde Pate (PF) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SF) Arnold Johnson | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 40-41 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits the finger roll set up by Darrell Pate | 40-43 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras lays it in on a great pass from Keith Asbury | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses badly on a floater in the paint | 42-45 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Richard Burns (PF) Gregory Roberts, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Reny | 45-45 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Alan Black (PF) Matthew Forte, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Yang - foul #2 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Richard Burns connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Lane and the foul's on Alan Black - foul #2 on Alan Black, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alan Black | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alan Black (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns is denied on a layup by Keith Asbury | 47-48 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Martin Thompson | 47-50 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (PF) Alan Black | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Darrell Pate - foul #1 on Darrell Pate, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 49-50 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a floater from the left side | 49-53 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 49-56 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Yang - foul #3 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Keith Asbury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Lane, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on Arnold Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Lane, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Matthew Forte steals the ball from Christopher Reny | 53-62 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury lays it in set up by Matthew Forte | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 53-64 |