| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antoine Laughter (fresh) SG - Jeff Roane (fresh) SF - Stephen Lowe (fresh) PF - Dale Robinson (fresh) C - Gary Brakebill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Roane | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeff Roane | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is fouled on the floor by Antoine Laughter - foul #1 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Stephen Lowe - foul #1 on Stephen Lowe, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Justin Rose and he's fouled by Dale Robinson - foul #1 on Dale Robinson, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Rose | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Brakebill | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine drills a floater from close range set up by Stuart Lakey | 8-4 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Brakebill | 8-7 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Justin Rose is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antoine Laughter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Roane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Brakebill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane hits a shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine loses the dribble to Jeff Roane in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane hits the finger roll | 8-11 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Jeff Roane - foul #1 on Jeff Roane, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm, Joshua Graham, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Keith Cathcart (SG), Gary Beaton (SF), Kelly Rake (PF), Ivan Buganski (C) Antoine Laughter, Jeff Roane, Stephen Lowe, Dale Robinson, Gary Brakebill | |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Stuart Lakey | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Keith Cathcart | 8-13 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | William Hansen is hacked by Richard Alphin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Alphin, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 11-13 |
| 13:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | William Hansen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Stuart Lakey, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), Jeff Roane (SG), Stephen Lowe (SF), Dale Robinson (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Richard Alphin, Keith Cathcart, Gary Beaton, Kelly Rake, Ivan Buganski | |
| 13:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Daley | 11-13 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | William Hansen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dema Lamparski | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Roane | 14-16 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Roane - foul #2 on Jeff Roane, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG) Jeff Roane | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Fontaine and the foul's on Dale Robinson - foul #2 on Dale Robinson, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Shane Borne (PG), Gary Beaton (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF) Antoine Laughter, Stephen Lowe, Dale Robinson | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Shane Borne is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Borne, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Shane Borne (fresh) SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Beaton (fresh) PF - Christopher Pinkowski (fresh) C - Gary Brakebill (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is called for 5 seconds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (SG), Kelly Rake (PF) Keith Cathcart, Gary Brakebill | |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Beaton, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe (SF), Ivan Buganski (C) Gary Beaton, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Shane Borne is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Borne, team foul #10 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (C) Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG) Shane Borne | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | William Hansen is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens blows the layup | 19-16 |
| 10:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Kelly Rake grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Alphin | 19-19 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stuart Lakey | 21-19 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Stuart Lakey steals the ball from Stephen Lowe | 21-19 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 23-19 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #11 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG), Gary Beaton (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Antoine Laughter, Stephen Lowe, Kelly Rake, Ivan Buganski | |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Pinkowski | 23-19 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Christopher Pinkowski | 23-19 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm grabs the board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Rose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Richard Alphin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Keith Cathcart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Beaton (fresh) PF - Christopher Pinkowski (fresh) C - Gary Brakebill (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 25-19 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-19 |
| 07:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill tips it home | 25-21 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses the jumper in the lane | 25-21 |
| 06:53 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Keith Cathcart | 25-21 |
| 06:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Richard Alphin | 25-23 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens jams it set up by Michael Fontaine | 27-23 |
| 05:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe (SF), Kelly Rake (PF) Keith Cathcart, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 05:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Alphin | 27-26 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Richard Alphin is called for the reach on Stuart Lakey - foul #2 on Richard Alphin, team foul #12 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF) Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG) Richard Alphin | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 04:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedric Owens denies the turnaround by Gary Brakebill | 29-26 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | William Hansen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski (PF), Christopher Pinkowski (C) Kelly Rake, Gary Brakebill | |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Beaton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 04:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Justin Rose snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Christopher Pinkowski is called for the reach on Justin Rose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Pinkowski, team foul #13 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Graham (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), Jeff Roane (SG), Dale Robinson (PF) Gary Beaton, Keith Cathcart, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Joshua Graham, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antoine Laughter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeff Roane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Lowe (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dale Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Buganski (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 34-27 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Laughter - foul #3 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #14 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Shane Borne (PG), Gary Beaton (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (C) Antoine Laughter, Stephen Lowe, Ivan Buganski | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski clanks a shot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 02:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Robinson is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeff Roane is hacked by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Cedric Owens, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Cathcart (SG) Jeff Roane | |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Justin Rose (C) Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 38-30 |
| 00:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Jing-Quo Sun steps in front of the Shane Borne pass | 38-30 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Justin Rose double dribbles | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin (PG), Jeff Roane (SG), Kelly Rake (SF), Gary Brakebill (C) Shane Borne, Keith Cathcart, Gary Beaton, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| 00:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin misses the easy layup | 38-30 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 38-30 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the shot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Alphin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-30 |