| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Moralez inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | David White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-27 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | The short jumper by David Burnett is denied by David White | 29-27 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the ball out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett drills a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 32-30 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Robert Moralez is called for the reach on Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Robert Moralez, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Larry Stanley denies the turnaround by Mark Arnold | 32-30 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Poch | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David White | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Mark Arnold | 34-33 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), James Cecere (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Steve Schroeder (C) Scott Blackwell, David White | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | James Cecere knocks in the jumper from close range | 36-35 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Leon Hall is called for the reach on David Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Hall, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Leon Hall, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Steve Schroeder - foul #1 on Steve Schroeder, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG) Robert Hrabovsky | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Schroeder | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell dunks the ball and he's hacked by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | David Burnett tips it home | 39-37 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Phillip Dean knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Lucas Ziek - foul #4 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) Steve Schroeder | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley's pass is intercepted by Michael Girard in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Michael Girard lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Scott Blackwell is called for the reach on Eric Ansley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Girard - foul #2 on Michael Girard, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Michael Girard, Anthony Golden, Phillip Dean | |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Leon Hall picks off the pass by Patrick Wilkinson in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Leon Hall lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #3 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (SF) Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | David Burnett loses the dribble to David White in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Stanley | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cecere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Hall - foul #2 on Leon Hall, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Moralez is blocked by Brian Shurtleff | 43-49 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it in | 43-51 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere's layup is rejected by Anthony Golden | 43-51 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 43-51 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Moralez, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG) Van Schreffler | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 45-51 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Robert Moralez blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Larry Stanley (PF), Phillip Dean (C) Michael Girard, Anthony Golden, Steve Schroeder | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Ansley and he's fouled by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Robert Moralez | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 47-52 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Eric Ansley steals it from Phillip Dean | 47-52 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Robert Hrabovsky is called for the reach on Eric Ansley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #11 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Van Schreffler (SG) Scott Blackwell, Robert Hrabovsky | |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Phillip Dean clanks a floater from the right side | 50-52 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 52-52 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | James Cecere scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brian Shurtleff | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Golden | 54-55 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Golden steps in front of the Ray Boyd pass in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is fouled on the floor by James Cecere - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Robert Moralez (SF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean, Steve Schroeder | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Golden - foul #1 on Anthony Golden, team foul #12 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Michael Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Robert Moralez's layup is rejected by Lucas Ziek | 56-55 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the dunk | 56-55 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Anthony Golden snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Girard - foul #3 on Michael Girard, team foul #13 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Michael Glass, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Steve Schroeder grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Larry Stanley knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 56-57 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Steve Schroeder's pass is intercepted by Mark Arnold | 56-57 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Burnett | 59-57 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Robert Moralez scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-59 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Steve Schroeder grabs the board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cecere (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Schroeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 62-59 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moralez - foul #4 on Robert Moralez, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Van Schreffler (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Van Schreffler, Anthony Golden | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Brian Shurtleff steals the ball from Phillip Dean | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Robert Moralez (SF) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Phillip Dean | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-59 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 64-59 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brian Shurtleff | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Leon Hall is called for the reach on Eric Ansley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Hall, team foul #15 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Leon Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is hacked by Leon Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Hall, team foul #16 | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Larry Stanley clanks a runner in the lane | 69-59 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | David White denies the turnaround by Mark Arnold | 69-59 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 69-59 |