| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the finger roll set up by Boris Zellous | 27-46 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is whistled for a carry | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Donald Phillips steals the ball from Boris Zellous | 27-46 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips lays it in | 27-48 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 30-48 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Robert Hamm, David Hays | |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | James Jackowski knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Virgil Polson | 33-50 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #2 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackowski | 33-51 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | James Aguon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it in | 35-51 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-51 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it but misses | 35-51 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam double dribbles | 35-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Scott Dollard's floater is tipped away by Richard Becraft | 35-51 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it back up and in | 35-53 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Van Miller | 38-53 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 38-53 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 38-56 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Virgil Polson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Aguon | 41-56 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-56 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it but misses | 41-56 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | David Hays snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Aguon - foul #3 on James Aguon, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Cedric Owens steals the ball from Thomas Wainwright | 41-57 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley lays it in | 41-59 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's fadeaway is rejected by David Hays | 41-59 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Robert Fisher denies the turnaround by David Hays | 41-59 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | James Jackowski snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hays (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 43-59 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Becraft | 43-62 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #2 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Jackowski, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | David Hays misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-62 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Robert Hamm picks off the pass by Boris Zellous in the backcourt | 45-62 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | David Hays hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Hamm | 45-64 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Robert Hamm steals it from Virgil Polson | 45-64 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses the lay-in | 45-64 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | David Hays tips it home | 45-66 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Zhuang Chu steals it from Boris Zellous | 45-66 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Denis Banks is hacked by David Hays - foul #2 on David Hays, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #4 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #5 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) David Hays | |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun and he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Aguon | 49-69 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | David Hays hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on James Jackowski - foul #4 on James Jackowski, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the free throw | 49-71 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | James Jackowski snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jing-Quo Sun steals the ball from Andrei Palczewski | 49-71 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Thomas Wainwright swats the layup by Tyrone Adam | 49-71 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hays (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Jackowski | 52-71 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | David Hays loses the dribble to Andrei Palczewski | 52-71 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Robert Fisher buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Boris Zellous | 55-71 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Scott Dollard connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Van Miller and the foul's on Richard Becraft - foul #2 on Richard Becraft, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Van Miller comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 57-71 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't tip it in | 57-71 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #4 on Virgil Polson, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Richard Becraft takes the ball from Van Miller | 57-72 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Becraft | 57-74 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG) James Aguon, Van Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 59-76 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it home | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hays (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Denis Banks is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Denis Banks, team foul #9 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 61-78 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | James Jackowski tips it but misses | 61-78 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-78 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the board | 61-78 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | James Jackowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-78 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it home | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled in the backcourt by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #4 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #7 | 63-78 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is called for traveling | 65-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Tyrone Adam | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a jumper from the left wing | 65-78 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 65-78 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't finish the layup | 65-78 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 65-78 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Zhuang Chu is called for the reach on Virgil Polson - foul #2 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #8 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Robert Hamm | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 67-78 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | James Jackowski gets the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-78 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | James Jackowski tips it home | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by James Jackowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Jackowski, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG) James Jackowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Van Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Polson | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | David Hays is hacked by Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 72-80 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 72-80 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #12 | 72-80 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by David Hays - foul #3 on David Hays, team foul #9 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF) David Hays | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 72-81 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Van Miller is called for the reach on Richard Becraft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Van Miller, team foul #13 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Van Miller makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Wainwright | 75-83 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Van Miller is called for the reach on Donald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Van Miller, team foul #14 | 75-83 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-84 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Van Miller is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Van Miller, team foul #15 | 75-84 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the floater from the left block | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zellous, team foul #16 | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-87 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-87 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Van Miller travels with the ball | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips runs out the clock | 77-87 |