| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) C - James Blair (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 38-43 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Anthony and he's fouled by Antoine Jensen - foul #4 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-46 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | James Blair gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | David Anthony is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Roy Pfarr, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) Harry Evans, Matthew Evans, James Blair | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros buries a jump hook from the right block | 40-46 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the dunk | 40-46 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley tips it in | 40-48 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Nicholas Bachman picks off the pass by Bruce Banks in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson's pass is intercepted by Stanley Huff | 42-48 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Stanley Huff lays it up and in | 44-48 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Rex Reinhardt steals it from Robert Johnson in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 47-48 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Wesley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | David Anthony is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Anthony, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Matthew Evans (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), James Blair (C) David Anthony, Robert Johnson, Earl Schirmer, Bruce Banks, Richard Wesley | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Harry Evans - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Harry Evans is called for the reach on Roy Pfarr - foul #3 on Harry Evans, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is fouled on the floor by Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Matthew Evans, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 47-48 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Harry Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Richard Johnston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (SG), Earl Schirmer (PF) Harry Evans, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Blair | 47-50 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is hacked by Eric Parkerson - foul #4 on Eric Parkerson, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Richard Johnston (PF) Rex Reinhardt, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Earl Schirmer - foul #1 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Earl Schirmer | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Eric Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Harry Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Colin Medeiros (C) Eric Thomas, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | The jump hook by Reed Phillips is blocked by Bruce Banks | 48-50 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-50 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros tips it in | 50-50 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Reed Phillips steps in front of the James Blair pass | 50-50 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips lays it in | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Evans (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - James Blair (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Roy Pfarr is called for the reach on Harry Evans - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | David Anthony picks off the pass by Antoine Jensen in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | David Anthony is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 52-53 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Richard Johnston is fouled on the floor by Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Andrew Layton (C) Eric Thomas, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF), Bruce Banks (C) Matthew Evans, James Blair | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the dunk | 54-53 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer tips it in | 54-55 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | David Anthony pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Anthony | 54-58 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Andrew Layton knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Johnston | 56-58 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 56-58 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 56-58 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is open but can't throw it down | 56-58 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the runner from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito dunks the ball set up by David Anthony | 56-60 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Richard Johnston tips it home | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Huff (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnston (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Layton (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Banks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Richard Johnston swats the short shot by Bruce Banks | 58-60 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 58-60 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Andrew Layton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the shot from the left side | 58-60 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks tips it home | 58-62 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Richard Johnston double dribbles | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Colin Medeiros (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Matthew Evans (SF), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Robert Johnson, Teodoro Esposito, Bruce Banks | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Eric Parkerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #4 | 58-62 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Theodore Coleman steps in front of the Eric Parkerson pass | 58-62 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the floater from the right side | 58-62 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Blair (C) Richard Wesley | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | James Blair takes the ball from Nicholas Bachman | 58-62 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson is fouled on the floor by Rex Reinhardt - foul #2 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Eric Thomas, Rex Reinhardt, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Earl Schirmer | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | James Blair misses the lay-in | 58-62 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | James Blair tips it home | 58-64 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-64 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Colin Medeiros (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (PF), Richard Wesley (C) Bruce Banks, James Blair | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Evans (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wesley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roy Pfarr | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Colin Medeiros knocks away the 3 by Earl Schirmer | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (SG) Harry Evans | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Colin Medeiros takes the ball from Matthew Evans | 61-64 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is hacked by Richard Wesley - foul #1 on Richard Wesley, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Rex Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Blair (C) Richard Wesley | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans snags the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Bachman - foul #2 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Richard Johnston (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Eric Thomas, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 63-65 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Schirmer | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Anthony | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Antoine Jensen is called for the reach on Earl Schirmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | James Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #5 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | James Blair misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) Harry Evans | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Anthony (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Matthew Evans (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 71-71 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Richard Johnston grabs the board | 71-71 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | David Anthony is called for the reach on Rex Reinhardt - foul #3 on David Anthony, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) David Anthony, Matthew Evans, Earl Schirmer | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 71-71 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 71-71 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Harry Evans gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 71-73 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG) Rex Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Wesley (C) James Blair | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Layton | 71-73 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Richard Wesley | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-73 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-73 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF) Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Richard Johnston tips it home | 73-73 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Matthew Evans (SF), Earl Schirmer (PF) Robert Johnson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | James Blair hits the follow up shot | 73-75 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-75 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Parkerson | 73-75 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Anthony (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | David Anthony hits a wide open turnaround near the basket set up by James Blair | 73-77 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-77 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | David Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | David Anthony is hacked by Rex Reinhardt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | David Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer grabs the board | 73-78 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Blair - foul #3 on James Blair, team foul #10 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) Harry Evans | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3rd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Schirmer | 75-79 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Rex Reinhardt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #12 | 75-79 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-80 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Nicholas Bachman is called for the reach on Earl Schirmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #13 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Richard Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Johnston misses the fullcourt shot | 75-81 |