| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders drills a shot from the left side set up by John Coffey | 20-35 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Williams | 20-38 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Daniel Patterson is blocked by David Williams | 20-38 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 20-40 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders travels with the ball | 20-40 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Coffey is called for the reach on Steven Abbott - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is called for traveling | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | John Coffey is hacked by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Queen | 23-40 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Ryan Church | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Jim Queen's pass is intercepted by Ryan Church | 23-42 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera banks in the layup set up by Ryan Church | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 26-44 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #3 on Chad Sanders, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Jan Tarver is called for the reach on Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Deady (fresh) PF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the tip | 26-45 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Richard Deady is hacked by Richard Sorrells - foul #1 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | James Nichols is fouled on the floor by John Coffey - foul #3 on John Coffey, team foul #4 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Deady | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood blows the layup | 26-45 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 26-45 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Jan Tarver is called for the reach on Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-45 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it in | 28-45 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-45 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-45 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood tips it back up and in | 28-47 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Nichols | 28-49 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | James Nichols is fouled on the floor by Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #5 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Chad Sanders, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-51 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-51 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-51 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | John Coffey is whistled for traveling | 30-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Richard Sorrells (PF) Thomas Poole, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG) Steven Abbott | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken double dribbles | 30-51 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Jim Queen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Williams | 33-53 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson double dribbles | 33-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Guerrera and he's fouled by Joseph Powers - foul #3 on Joseph Powers, team foul #6 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 33-56 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Poole | 36-56 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #7 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Coffey and he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the free throw | 38-58 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the shot from the free throw line | 38-60 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Hazelwood | 38-60 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-60 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Steven Abbott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Guerrera | 38-63 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Richard Sorrells (PF) Thomas Poole, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-65 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #3 on Jan Tarver, team foul #6 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-65 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jan Tarver pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Doug Whitten | 40-67 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Church - foul #2 on Ryan Church, team foul #7 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ryan Church is hacked by Richard Sorrells - foul #2 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #8 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Joseph Powers (C) Ricky Williams, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sorrells | 41-69 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-69 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 41-69 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera snags the offensive board | 41-69 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Chad Sanders steals it from Richard Guerrera | 41-69 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Steven Abbott knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 41-72 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Ryan Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Ricky Williams (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Chad Sanders, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 44-72 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-72 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Steven Abbott tips it back up and in | 44-74 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | John Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF) Steven Abbott | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Doug Whitten can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-74 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-74 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Chad Sanders | 46-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Doug Whitten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG) Richard Deady | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-74 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-74 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Coffey | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Williams - foul #2 on Ricky Williams, team foul #9 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #8 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | David Williams travels with the ball | 50-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-76 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Jim Queen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | John Coffey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-76 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | John Coffey gets the offensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Coffey | 53-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-76 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it back up and in | 53-78 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled on the floor by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #9 | 53-78 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is called for traveling | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | John Coffey scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Ricky Williams | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 57-78 |