| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Gene Bell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Ronald Sink connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Pledger and he's fouled by Leandro Romano - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses badly on a floater from the left block | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | John Pledger snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick lays it in | 30-34 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Leandro Romano is called for the reach on John Pledger - foul #3 on Leandro Romano, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | James Young misses the shot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Ronald Sink lays it in on a nice dish by John Pledger and he's fouled by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #3 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), John Stich (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Paul Knudson steps in front of the John Pledger pass in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Knudson | 33-38 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Stich is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Young | 35-38 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-38 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Stich is hacked by Mason Littrell - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock, Mason Littrell | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | James Dailey connects on the jump hook in the paint | 37-38 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Stich - foul #2 on John Stich, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 37-39 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | John Stich hits the finger roll | 39-39 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | James Dailey blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Twyman | 39-39 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | James Dailey is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Dailey, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF) Leandro Romano, John Watson | |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Frank Patrick, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Ronald Sink loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson, John Stich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman hits the finger roll set up by Paul Knudson | 39-43 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Twyman picks off the pass by John Pledger | 39-43 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell travels with the ball | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dailey (C) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) James Bacher | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Leandro Romano | 39-45 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Pledger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Dailey | 39-45 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Sink | 42-45 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gene Bell | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a floater from the right side | 42-47 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | James Dailey snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | The short jumper by Ronald Sink is denied by Mason Littrell | 42-47 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney tips it but misses | 42-47 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | James Dailey gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Ronald Sink can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Gene Bell buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 42-51 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pledger | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Maroney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, Ronald Sink, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Bacher | 45-53 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Frank Patrick swats the short shot by John Stich | 45-53 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Watson steals it from Floyd Kent | 45-54 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock lays it up and in set up by Leandro Romano and the foul's on Larry Newell - foul #1 on Larry Newell, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF) Leandro Romano, John Watson | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Shawn Haddock is called for the reach on Larry Newell - foul #3 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Haddock | 45-57 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick is denied on a layup by Ronald Sink | 45-59 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Ronald Sink knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Pledger | 47-59 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Young (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock, Frank Patrick | |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is whistled for a carry | 47-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF), Frank Patrick (C) John Watson, Mason Littrell | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | James Young is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Twyman - foul #4 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | James Dailey steals the ball from Jeffrey Twyman | 48-61 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Young throws it down on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | James Dailey is called for the reach on Leandro Romano - foul #2 on James Dailey, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey Twyman swats the short shot by James Young | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leandro Romano | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Gene Bell is fouled on the floor by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano runs out the clock | 50-64 |