| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber loses the ball out of bounds | 21-35 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | John Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-35 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Blaine Kaczmarek | 23-35 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #2 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Ronald O'Callaghan steps in front of the Paul Weber pass | 23-37 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan blows the layup | 23-37 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-37 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Lamar | 23-37 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a shot near the basket set up by Lawrence Lamar | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Paul Weber | 23-39 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | David Williams banks in the layup set up by Paul Weber | 23-41 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick tips it in | 25-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 25-43 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-43 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Victor Myrick - foul #3 on Victor Myrick, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Randell Armstrong (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Ronald O'Callaghan, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Glen Fox (PF) Paul Weber, John Boyd, David Williams | |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Rufus Borman | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the lay-in | 25-44 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton grabs the offensive board | 25-44 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Randell Armstrong scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-44 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 27-44 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Collado - foul #2 on Steve Collado, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | John Boyd scores on a shot from the left wing | 29-46 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 31-46 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Steve Collado is hacked by Rufus Borman - foul #1 on Rufus Borman, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Randell Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), David Williams (PF) Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | John Boyd double dribbles | 31-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SG) Rufus Borman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Glen Fox snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-46 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver tips it home | 33-46 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Glen Fox banks in the layup set up by Frederick Turner | 33-48 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Glen Fox - foul #1 on Glen Fox, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Steve Collado gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Williams | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-51 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek tips it home | 36-51 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Steve Collado hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 36-54 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Victor Myrick (C) Ronald O'Callaghan, Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF) Paul Weber | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is called for 3 seconds | 36-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Steve Collado | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a turnaround near the basket | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Ronald O'Callaghan (SG), Randell Armstrong (SF) Willie Wilson, Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Glen Fox (PF) Frederick Turner, David Williams | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Paul Weber steps in front of the Randell Armstrong pass | 38-56 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | John Boyd blows the dunk | 38-56 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Jon Prince hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald O'Callaghan | 40-56 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 40-56 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 40-58 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 40-58 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Paul Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Ronald O'Callaghan, Randell Armstrong, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF), David Williams (PF) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Paul Weber steps in front of the Willie Wilson pass | 40-58 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a jumpshot from the right side | 40-60 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-60 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Steve Collado comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | David Williams misses the tip | 40-60 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 40-60 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Colby McNorton - foul #2 on Colby McNorton, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SG) Rufus Borman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF) Paul Weber, Steve Collado | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #3 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Myrick (C) Colby McNorton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-62 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | David Williams makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar and he's hacked by Victor Myrick - foul #4 on Victor Myrick, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Dustin Burge (PF) Willie Wilson, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | David Williams misses the free throw | 40-64 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald O'Callaghan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Frederick Turner steals it from Jon Prince in the backcourt | 40-64 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | John Boyd dunks the ball set up by Frederick Turner | 40-66 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick is hacked by Glen Fox - foul #2 on Glen Fox, team foul #7 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-66 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #4 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #8 | 42-66 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jon Prince - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG) Jon Prince | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge pulls down the rebound | 43-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald O'Callaghan | 45-67 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar buries a driving attempt near the basket | 45-69 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-69 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | John Boyd drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | The jumper by Willie Wilson is denied by Edward Scheiber | 45-71 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 45-71 |