| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Edward Khalil inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Brian Munn buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Khalil | 38-48 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | David Boone banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Zumwalt | 40-48 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fadey Zwack - foul #2 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Edward Khalil is called for the reach on David Boone - foul #1 on Edward Khalil, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF) Edward Khalil, Brian Munn | |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | James Blair misses long on a floater from close range | 40-49 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Joseph Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | David Boone steals the ball from Antone Reynolds | 40-49 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by James Blair is blocked by Antone Reynolds | 40-49 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | David Boone steals it from Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | David Boone hits the finger roll | 42-49 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), Brian Munn (PF) Joseph Swan, George Long | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #4 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Antone Reynolds | |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-50 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Evans - foul #1 on Harry Evans, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) David Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Richard Martell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Jury | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Brian Munn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) John Zumwalt, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Joseph Swan (SF), Antone Reynolds (C) Richard Martell, Edward Khalil, Theodore Coleman | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses short on a jumper from the right block | 45-54 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Brian Munn gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Joseph Swan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Antone Reynolds | 45-57 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-57 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Brian Munn lays it up and in | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 45-59 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | James Blair can't tip it in | 45-59 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | James Blair tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr loses the dribble to Earl Schirmer | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 49-59 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Richard Jury - foul #1 on Richard Jury, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Richard Jury, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), George Long (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, Joseph Swan, Brian Munn, Antone Reynolds | |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Harry Evans snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Antoine Jensen is called for the reach on David Boone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG) Antoine Jensen | |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | David Boone can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-60 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | George Long can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Richard Martell | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | George Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | George Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | James Hampton gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is hacked by Theodore Coleman - foul #2 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #4 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF) Edward Khalil | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), James Blair (PF) David Boone, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (SG), James Trotter (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Rex Reinhardt, George Long, Theodore Coleman | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Trotter (fresh) C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack (C) James Hampton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fadey Zwack | 51-62 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Swan | 51-64 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Antone Reynolds - foul #2 on Antone Reynolds, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), James Hampton (PF) Richard Jury, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), George Long (PF) Richard Martell, Joseph Swan, Antone Reynolds | |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | David Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Long | 51-64 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | George Long hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Khalil | 51-66 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack is alone and drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by James Trotter - foul #1 on James Trotter, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) Earl Schirmer, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antone Reynolds (C) James Trotter | |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-68 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | David Boone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses the tip | 54-68 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt drills a 3 from straight away | 57-68 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Fadey Zwack - foul #3 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), James Hampton (C) David Boone, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF), Brian Munn (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Edward Khalil, George Long, Antone Reynolds | |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-70 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Brian Munn lays it up and in | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 57-72 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Brian Munn hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Swan | 57-74 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Bachman | 57-74 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Munn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-74 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman tips it but misses | 57-74 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | James Blair misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 57-74 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Brian Munn double dribbles | 57-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), James Trotter (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Joseph Swan, Brian Munn, Theodore Coleman | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-74 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses long on a runner from the right block | 57-74 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds tips it in | 57-76 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Rex Reinhardt - foul #2 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack (C) James Hampton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), George Long (PF) Nicholas Bachman, James Trotter | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Khalil is hacked by Harry Evans - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #8 | 57-76 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Richard Jury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds can't finish the layup | 57-76 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 57-76 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | David Boone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 59-76 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-76 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt grabs the offensive board | 59-76 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Martell | 59-79 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | David Boone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-79 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Long | 59-79 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | George Long comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harry Evans - foul #3 on Harry Evans, team foul #9 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), James Hampton (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Joseph Swan (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Richard Martell, Rex Reinhardt, Edward Khalil, Antone Reynolds | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | George Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-80 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | George Long makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | David Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Trotter (PF) George Long | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Swan and he's fouled by Earl Schirmer - foul #2 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #10 | 59-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) David Boone, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the free throw | 59-84 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Jury | 61-84 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Joseph Swan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 61-86 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-86 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen grabs the board | 61-86 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 61-89 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is fouled in the backcourt by James Trotter - foul #2 on James Trotter, team foul #8 | 61-89 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Antone Reynolds (C) Nicholas Bachman, Theodore Coleman | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-89 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-89 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Evans (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Trotter (fresh) C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Joseph Swan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Martell | 63-92 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Harry Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-92 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Brian Munn (PF) Antoine Jensen, James Trotter | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-92 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Swan | 63-92 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-92 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Richard Martell can't tip it in | 63-92 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | James Hampton pulls down the rebound | 63-92 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Richard Jury is blocked by Brian Munn | 63-92 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roy Pfarr | 63-92 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Joseph Swan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Earl Schirmer - foul #3 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #11 | 63-92 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), George Long (PF) Richard Martell, Roy Pfarr, Brian Munn | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses the 1st free throw | 63-92 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Joseph Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-93 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-93 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | James Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 63-93 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on George Long - foul #2 on George Long, team foul #9 | 63-93 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Joseph Swan, Antone Reynolds | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 64-93 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-93 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Harry Evans is called for the reach on Edward Khalil - foul #4 on Harry Evans, team foul #12 | 65-93 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) David Boone | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Brian Munn (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Rex Reinhardt, George Long, Theodore Coleman | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Edward Khalil makes the 1st free throw | 65-94 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses the 2nd free throw | 65-94 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antone Reynolds | 65-94 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is hacked by Earl Schirmer - foul #4 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #13 | 65-94 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 65-95 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 65-96 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Roy Pfarr - foul #3 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #10 | 65-96 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 66-96 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-96 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 66-96 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #3 on Bruce Banks, team foul #14 | 66-96 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the 1st free throw | 66-96 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 66-96 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 66-96 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Roy Pfarr is called for the reach on Harry Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #11 | 66-96 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 67-96 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-96 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Evans - foul #5 on Harry Evans, team foul #15 | 68-96 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 1st free throw | 68-97 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-98 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | James Hampton scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Banks | 70-98 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 70-98 |