| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 40-17 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Boyd | 43-17 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-17 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 43-17 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Boyd's pass is intercepted by Dustin Burge | 43-17 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-19 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's pass is intercepted by Rufus Borman | 43-19 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek lays it up and in set up by Rufus Borman | 43-21 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-21 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Glen Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Blaine Kaczmarek | 43-21 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-21 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Jerry Rodberg (PF) Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge | |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Jon Prince knocks in the shot from the right side | 43-23 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | John Boyd clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Rodberg - foul #2 on Jerry Rodberg, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Joseph Carver (C) Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek, Colby McNorton | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Williams clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Carver - foul #1 on Joseph Carver, team foul #2 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF) Jerry Rodberg | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-24 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the board | 47-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Jon Prince is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Jon Prince, team foul #3 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, David Williams, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF) Jon Prince, Larry Williams, Dikembe Victor | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Ryan Church can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Joseph Carver | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rufus Borman - foul #2 on Rufus Borman, team foul #4 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (PF) Dustin Burge | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 1st free throw | 47-24 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Glen Fox - foul #2 on Glen Fox, team foul #3 | 48-24 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the 1st free throw | 48-24 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the 2nd free throw | 48-24 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | The jump hook by John Campbell is blocked by Colby McNorton | 48-24 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #4 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF) Willie Wilson, Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg misses the 1st free throw | 48-24 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-25 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Jan Tarver can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-25 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Glen Fox tips it home | 50-25 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg hits the finger roll | 50-27 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Glen Fox comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-27 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits the follow up shot | 52-27 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Jon Prince double dribbles | 52-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Rufus Borman, Dikembe Victor, Jerry Rodberg, Colby McNorton | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-27 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 52-27 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 52-27 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-27 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | David Williams connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 54-27 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 54-27 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Jon Prince tips it but misses | 54-27 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 54-27 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-27 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 54-27 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 54-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Dustin Burge is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #2 on Dustin Burge, team foul #5 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Colby McNorton (C) Jon Prince, Larry Williams, Blaine Kaczmarek, Joseph Carver | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the layup but the foul's on Rufus Borman - foul #3 on Rufus Borman, team foul #6 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #4 on John Boyd, team foul #5 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses the 1st free throw | 56-29 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-30 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frederick Turner | 59-30 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson's pass is intercepted by Frederick Turner | 59-30 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Frederick Turner lays it in | 61-30 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses the driving attempt in the paint | 61-30 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton gets the offensive rebound | 61-30 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 61-32 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 64-32 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 64-32 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton snags the offensive board | 64-32 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-32 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-32 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman loses the ball out of bounds | 64-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, John Campbell, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Rufus Borman, Dikembe Victor, Dustin Burge, Colby McNorton | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-32 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 64-32 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 66-32 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #6 | 66-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SF) Jan Tarver, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the 1st free throw | 66-32 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the 2nd free throw | 66-32 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-32 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is denied on a layup by Blaine Kaczmarek | 66-32 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 68-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Rodberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #7 | 68-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Colby McNorton (C) Larry Williams, Joseph Carver | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 1st free throw | 68-33 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek makes the 2nd free throw | 68-34 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Colby McNorton - foul #1 on Colby McNorton, team foul #7 | 68-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 69-34 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-34 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-34 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-34 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the shot from the left block | 72-34 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #8 | 72-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Dikembe Alu (PF) Jon Prince, Jerry Rodberg | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses the free throw | 72-36 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 72-36 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | John Campbell's pass is intercepted by Blaine Kaczmarek | 72-36 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Dikembe Alu's pass is intercepted by John Campbell | 72-36 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber buries a runner in the paint | 74-36 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Frederick Turner steals the ball from Willie Wilson | 74-36 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Dustin Burge (PF), Joseph Carver (C) Rufus Borman, Blaine Kaczmarek, Dikembe Alu, Colby McNorton | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor hits a shot from the right side | 74-38 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 74-38 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Glen Fox snags the offensive board | 74-38 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Joseph Carver steals it from Lawrence Lamar | 74-38 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Dikembe Victor knocks in the turnaround from close range | 74-40 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | John Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #8 | 74-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), David Williams (PF) Lawrence Lamar, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Rufus Borman (SG) Willie Wilson, Larry Williams | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 75-40 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 75-40 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 75-40 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 75-40 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Glen Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 75-40 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Dustin Burge steals it from Jan Tarver | 75-40 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Jon Prince comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-40 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 75-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Rufus Borman picks off the pass by Glen Fox | 75-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Carver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Glen Fox is called for the reach on Jon Prince - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #9 | 75-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Ryan Church, John Boyd, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (SF), Jerry Rodberg (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Dikembe Victor, Dustin Burge, Joseph Carver | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Jon Prince makes the 1st free throw | 75-41 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Jon Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 75-42 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | David Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block | 75-42 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg grabs the board | 75-42 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-42 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 75-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-42 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman pulls down the rebound | 75-42 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is whistled for a carry | 75-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Rufus Borman, Jerry Rodberg | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the shot in the lane set up by Lawrence Lamar | 77-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Larry Williams is whistled for traveling | 77-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG) Larry Williams | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-42 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek pulls down the rebound | 77-42 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek's pass is intercepted by Glen Fox | 77-42 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Colby McNorton | 77-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek's floater is tipped away by Glen Fox | 77-42 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Turner | 77-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #2 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #9 | 77-42 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 78-42 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 79-42 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #4 on Glen Fox, team foul #10 | 79-42 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 79-43 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 79-44 |