| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is hacked by Jie Huang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Pierce steps in front of the Jie Huang pass | 47-37 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Erin Nguyen - foul #1 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 49-38 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 51-38 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Timothy Cooper | |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | William Roberts hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Hansen - foul #2 on Donald Hansen, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is whistled for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (C) Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is fouled on the floor by Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Reed Phillips, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 55-41 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by Stjepan Trojanowski | 55-41 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Michael Frazier steps in front of the Antonio Stack pass | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fairly fresh) SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner buries a turnaround from close range | 55-43 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Keith Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-43 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the floater from the right side | 55-45 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the lay-in | 55-45 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Stanley Huff knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Chiaramonte | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 58-47 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | William Roberts connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 60-47 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tommie Peterson | 60-49 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Huff | 62-49 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Keith Jones swats the shot by Lawrence Pierce | 62-49 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Donald Hansen takes the ball from Richard Chiaramonte | 62-49 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 62-52 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Pierce takes the ball from William Roberts | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Russ - foul #2 on Eric Russ, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Jie Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Eric Russ | 63-54 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado blows the dunk but he's hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #4 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Timothy Cooper | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 65-56 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the jumper from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Todd Raub steps in front of the Cortez Bruner pass | 67-56 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Eric Russ travels with the ball | 67-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Barry Paige | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tommie Peterson - foul #4 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Tommie Peterson | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Barry Paige swats the short shot by Joshua Robertson | 68-59 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson hits the follow up shot | 70-59 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Barry Paige can't finish the layup | 70-59 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 70-59 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Antonio Stack throws it down on a nice dish by Stanley Huff | 72-59 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is whistled for a carry | 72-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 75-59 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Todd Raub gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-59 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Eric Thomas, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the jump hook from the left block | 75-59 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reed Phillips, team foul #7 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Keith Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-61 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | William Roberts steals it from Eric Russ | 75-61 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses long on a shot from the left block | 75-61 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Stack | 75-61 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it but misses | 75-61 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is fouled on the floor by Eric Russ - foul #3 on Eric Russ, team foul #9 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (C) Reed Phillips, Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Barry Paige pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Barry Paige buries a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Todd Raub - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Todd Raub double dribbles | 75-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 75-66 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Raub | 75-66 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Eric Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wesley Prado | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-66 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Wesley Prado connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 80-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Raub (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cortez Bruner (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Cortez Bruner - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #9 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Donald Hansen (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Barry Paige | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 80-67 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Hansen | 80-67 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's floater is tipped away by Jie Huang | 80-67 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 80-67 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Jie Huang's pass is intercepted by Michael Frazier | 80-67 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier banks in the layup | 80-69 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Michael Frazier steals it from Stanley Huff | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 80-69 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Russ | 80-69 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's layup is rejected by Jie Huang | 80-69 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits the follow up shot | 80-71 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (PF), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen is hacked by Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Wier, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Richard Chiaramonte is called for the reach on Timothy Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #10 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Erin Nguyen | 82-72 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Michael Frazier is called for the reach on Erin Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Frazier, team foul #11 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Eric Russ is called for the reach on Antonio Stack - foul #4 on Eric Russ, team foul #12 | 84-72 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Eric Russ banks in the layup | 86-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Antonio Stack knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Huff and he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #5 on Eric Russ, team foul #13 | 88-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the free throw | 88-74 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Frazier and the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #5 on Jie Huang, team foul #11 | 88-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF), William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen misses the free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte gets the rebound | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | William Roberts misses long on a jumper from close range | 88-76 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier gets the rebound | 88-76 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Wesley Prado picks off the pass by Stjepan Trojanowski in the backcourt | 88-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 88-76 |