| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) SG - David Anthony (fresh) SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) C - James Blair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Kimbrel (fresh) SG - Cortez Hale (fresh) SF - Kyle Moore (fresh) PF - Bill Presley (fresh) C - Igor Wnorowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Kyle Moore is called for the reach on Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Kyle Moore, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | James Blair tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Parkerson steps in front of the Igor Wnorowski pass | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the finger roll set up by Eric Parkerson | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by George Kimbrel is denied by Earl Schirmer | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Blair | 6-2 |
| 17:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | James Blair gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Igor Wnorowski blocks the jumper by Earl Schirmer | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Frank Edwards (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), Kenneth Campbell (C) George Kimbrel, Cortez Hale, Kyle Moore, Bill Presley, Igor Wnorowski | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | David Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Campbell - foul #1 on Kenneth Campbell, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell is fouled on the floor by Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Matthew Evans, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Matthew Evans, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Banks takes the ball from Kyle Johnson | 6-2 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 15:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Harry Evans (fresh) PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) C - Richard Wesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) SG - Frank Edwards (fresh) SF - Kenny Davis (fresh) PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) C - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Johnson | 6-5 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #1 on Charles Patton, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), Matthew Evans (SF), Earl Schirmer (PF), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel (PG), Cortez Hale (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Bill Presley (PF), Igor Wnorowski (C) Charles Patton, Frank Edwards, Kenny Davis, Kyle Johnson, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Bill Presley is called for the reach on Matthew Evans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Presley, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore lays it in set up by George Kimbrel | 8-7 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Anthony | 10-7 |
| 13:13 | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | David Anthony grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Bill Presley is called for the reach on Matthew Evans - foul #2 on Bill Presley, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) Harry Evans, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Walton Bauer (SG), Frank Edwards (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), Kenneth Campbell (C) George Kimbrel, Cortez Hale, Kyle Moore, Bill Presley, Igor Wnorowski | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the dunk attempt | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses the tip | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | David Anthony snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | David Anthony is hacked by Frank Edwards - foul #1 on Frank Edwards, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) David Anthony | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis (SF) Walton Bauer | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) C - Richard Wesley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Patton (fresh) SG - Frank Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenny Davis (fresh) PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) C - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Parkerson | 12-10 |
| 11:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Kenneth Campbell is blocked by Richard Wesley | 12-10 |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell can't tip it in | 12-10 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits the easy wide open finger roll | 14-10 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (C) Robert Johnson, Matthew Evans, Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel (PG), Cortez Hale (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Igor Wnorowski (C) Charles Patton, Frank Edwards, Kyle Johnson, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 10:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Kimbrel | 14-13 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Evans | 16-13 |
| 09:20 | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel misses long on a shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson can't finish the layup | 16-13 |
| 08:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Moore - foul #2 on Kyle Moore, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (SG), Frank Edwards (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF), Kenneth Campbell (C) Cortez Hale, Kyle Moore, Kenny Davis, Igor Wnorowski | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | David Anthony knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Schirmer | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) C - James Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Kimbrel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bauer (fresh) SF - Frank Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) C - Kenneth Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Richard Wesley (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG), Cortez Hale (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Igor Wnorowski (C) George Kimbrel, Walton Bauer, Frank Edwards, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Harry Evans loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 07:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Evans (SF), Earl Schirmer (PF) Robert Johnson, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 06:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 06:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Wesley - foul #1 on Richard Wesley, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards (SF), Kenneth Campbell (PF) Kenny Davis, Kyle Johnson | |
| 06:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson is hacked by Charles Patton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Patton, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Walton Bauer (PG), Boris Klemanski (SG) Charles Patton, Cortez Hale | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Walton Bauer picks off the pass by David Anthony in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 05:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Boris Klemanski is called for the reach on Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Boris Klemanski, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF), James Blair (C) David Anthony, Bruce Banks, Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel (PG), Cortez Hale (SG), Kenny Davis (SF), Kyle Johnson (PF) Walton Bauer, Boris Klemanski, Frank Edwards, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenny Davis comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-20 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Harry Evans pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Harry Evans | 23-20 |
| 03:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - George Kimbrel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cortez Hale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenny Davis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Kyle Johnson (fresh) C - Igor Wnorowski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is whistled for a carry | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) Harry Evans, Matthew Evans, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards (SG), Kyle Moore (SF), Bill Presley (PF), Kenneth Campbell (C) Cortez Hale, Kenny Davis, Kyle Johnson, Igor Wnorowski | |
| 03:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards is whistled for a carry | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | George Kimbrel steals it from Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 02:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Campbell misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Schirmer | 23-22 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Frank Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Edwards, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Evans (SF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton (PG) George Kimbrel | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Patton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley's layup is rejected by Earl Schirmer | 25-22 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Bill Presley snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 01:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Frank Edwards buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Patton | 25-25 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is fouled on the floor by Bill Presley - foul #3 on Bill Presley, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF), James Blair (C) David Anthony, Robert Johnson, Matthew Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel (PG), Cortez Hale (SG), Kyle Johnson (PF), Igor Wnorowski (C) Charles Patton, Frank Edwards, Bill Presley, Kenneth Campbell | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Igor Wnorowski | 26-25 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Harry Evans is called for the reach on George Kimbrel - foul #1 on Harry Evans, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Blair | 26-25 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer buries a 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Igor Wnorowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the jumper near the basket | 29-25 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Kyle Moore snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Parkerson - foul #1 on Eric Parkerson, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) Earl Schirmer, Teodoro Esposito, James Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Cortez Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits a turnaround in the lane | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | George Kimbrel misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-27 |