| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy hits a floater from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 30-37 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Robert Hamm is called for the reach on Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Dema Lamparski steps in front of the Thomas Wainwright pass | 30-37 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it home | 30-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the floater from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Justin Rose (fairly fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Jackowski - foul #1 on James Jackowski, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Steven Snyder is hacked by Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Tyrone Adam picks off the pass by Steven Snyder | 36-40 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu's pass is intercepted by Steven Snyder | 36-40 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by William Hansen - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Tyrone Adam | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Scott Dollard travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Aguon, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Denis Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Tyrone Adam | 36-42 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | James Jackowski tips it in | 38-42 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Hansen | 38-45 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski hits a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam's pass is intercepted by Steven Snyder | 40-45 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Cedric Owens swats the short shot by Steven Snyder | 40-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Steven Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Steven Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Jackowski, Van Miller, Denis Banks, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Michael Fontaine, Tyrone Adam | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | James Aguon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun drills a turnaround from the left block | 40-47 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence McCarthy | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam can't finish the layup | 42-47 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | James Aguon snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it home | 44-47 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Andrei Palczewski is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 44-47 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it in | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a shot in the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 44-49 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jing-Quo Sun picks off the pass by James Jackowski | 44-49 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 44-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | James Jackowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Denis Banks | 47-51 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski loses the dribble to James Jackowski | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Denis Banks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Snyder | 47-51 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Cedric Owens steps in front of the Thomas Wainwright pass | 47-51 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-51 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Clarence McCarthy, Steven Snyder, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the jumper in the lane set up by Van Miller | 51-51 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | James Jackowski picks off the pass by Joseph Daley | 51-51 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the dunk | 51-51 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Denis Banks gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Scott Dollard and the foul's on Robert Hamm - foul #2 on Robert Hamm, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Van Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Fontaine | 54-53 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam buries a jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Daley | 54-55 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Van Miller, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Michael Fontaine steps in front of the Clarence McCarthy pass | 54-55 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine lays it in | 54-57 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Scott Dollard connects on the floater from the right side set up by Andrei Palczewski | 56-57 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Andrei Palczewski takes the ball from Michael Fontaine | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Scott Dollard's floater is tipped away by Justin Rose | 56-57 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | James Jackowski is called for the reach on Tyrone Adam in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jackowski, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is hacked by James Jackowski - foul #3 on James Jackowski, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 56-60 |