| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jerry Prall inbounds the ball | 18-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews's floater is knocked away by Ryan Mello | 18-24 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Breit | 21-24 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Todd Lawless takes the ball from Bradley Blakeman in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-24 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver misses long on a jumper near the basket | 24-24 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower is fouled on the floor by Dennis Oliver - foul #2 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Oliver | 24-24 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe banks in the layup | 24-26 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-26 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Lawless | 24-26 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Tuttle | 27-26 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joseph Crowe is denied by Daniel Bower | 27-26 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Kevin Andrews steals it from Tony Tuttle | 27-26 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Tuttle - foul #1 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Winston Crawford (SG), William Dorton (C) Tony Tuttle, Todd Lawless, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Travis Childress snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford is hacked by David Baumgartner - foul #1 on David Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) Winston Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (PG) Bradley Blakeman | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Frenette | 27-28 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Travis Childress connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Baumgartner | 27-30 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | John Dummer drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Bower | 29-30 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | William Dorton grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | William Dorton hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Tony Tuttle and the foul's on David Baumgartner - foul #2 on David Baumgartner, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SF), Ryan Mello (C) Nathaniel Breit, Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Kevin Andrews (SG), Dennis Oliver (C) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, Travis Childress | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | William Dorton misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | James Frenette misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews tips it but misses | 31-30 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | William Dorton gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless's pass is intercepted by Jerry Prall | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dummer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - William Dorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Prall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Frenette (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | James Frenette snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-30 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Dennis Oliver denies the turnaround by William Dorton | 31-30 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | James Frenette snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Oliver | 31-32 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dennis Oliver - foul #3 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (PG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), Daniel Bower (PF) Tony Tuttle, John Dummer, William Dorton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF) Jerry Prall, James Frenette | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) Todd Lawless | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Bradley Blakeman steals it from Ryan Mello | 33-32 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman slams it home | 33-34 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello misses the dunk attempt | 33-34 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Bower - foul #3 on Daniel Bower, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Matthew Wilhite, Dennis Oliver | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Baumgartner - foul #3 on David Baumgartner, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Travis Childress buries a floater in the paint | 35-37 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Childress | 35-37 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Travis Childress gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Travis Childress grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Crowe and he's hacked by Ryan Mello - foul #3 on Ryan Mello, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG), Todd Lawless (SG), William Dorton (C) Tony Tuttle, Winston Crawford, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), James Frenette (PF), Dennis Oliver (C) David Baumgartner, Joseph Crowe, Travis Childress | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Dorton | 35-39 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jerry Prall snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Oliver and he's fouled by Todd Lawless - foul #1 on Todd Lawless, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Bradley Blakeman | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | John Dummer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | William Dorton grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | William Dorton is hacked by Kevin Andrews - foul #1 on Kevin Andrews, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) Daniel Bower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF) Jerry Prall | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dummer | 38-41 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | David Baumgartner scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Andrews | 38-43 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Wilhite denies the turnaround by William Dorton | 38-43 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite connects on the turnaround from the right block | 38-45 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | John Dummer scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Mello | 40-45 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Daniel Bower (PF) Nathaniel Breit, Ryan Mello | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Jerry Prall (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, James Frenette | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman and the foul's on William Dorton - foul #2 on William Dorton, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | John Dummer is called for traveling | 40-48 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Jerry Prall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dummer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Dorton (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver is fouled on the floor by Tony Tuttle - foul #2 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) William Dorton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is denied on a layup by Daniel Bower | 40-51 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | John Dummer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle can't tip it in | 40-51 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | John Dummer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit (SF) John Dummer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Todd Lawless | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Tony Tuttle is called for the reach on Bradley Blakeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Tuttle, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Travis Childress (C) Dennis Oliver | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jerry Prall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit tips it home | 44-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman runs out the clock | 44-53 |