| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Phillip Dean steals the ball from Charles Mitchell | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Mark Arnold steps in front of the David White pass | 32-34 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses short on a floater in the lane | 32-34 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 32-34 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Brian Shurtleff swats the short shot by Scott Blackwell | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | David White gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Guillen - foul #4 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lucas Ziek | 34-39 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Phillip Dean blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David White (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek tips it in | 34-41 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Scott Blackwell steals the ball from Kenneth Swanson in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell blows the layup | 37-41 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 37-41 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz tips it home | 37-43 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | David Burnett steps in front of the Scott Blackwell pass in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Jacob Miller snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Marcus Lantz - foul #3 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean, Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Hylton - foul #1 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Harry Timmons, David White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Trevor Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig loses the dribble to Charles Mitchell in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the dunk | 37-43 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Swanson steals the ball from Joseph Pearce | 37-45 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 37-47 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Trevor Finley tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Pearce - foul #2 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Trevor Finley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Mitchell | 41-50 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is hacked by Charles Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Wilbur Griffin (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Griffin - foul #2 on Wilbur Griffin, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Jeffrey Craig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Lucas Ziek (PF) David Burnett, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Lucas Ziek steals it from Scott Blackwell | 41-50 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Phillip Dean connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Scott Blackwell | 43-52 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Lloyd Guillen - foul #5 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF), Wilbur Griffin (C) Charles Mitchell, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the dunk attempt | 43-52 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Harry Timmons gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-52 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Miller | 44-52 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is whistled for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Trevor Finley, Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the floater from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Harry Timmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Boyd (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is hacked by Scott Blackwell - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Ralph Hylton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) James Cecere | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) David White | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Mark Arnold picks off the pass by Phillip Dean | 44-54 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Jacob Miller (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Trevor Finley, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Ralph Hylton is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF) Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) David Burnett | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harry Timmons | 47-54 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jacob Miller gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Timmons | 49-54 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Harry Timmons is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Timmons, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, David White, Ralph Hylton, Jacob Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Jowett | 52-56 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Jowett - foul #1 on Johnny Jowett, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Wilbur Griffin (PF) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd drills a runner from the baseline set up by Kenneth Swanson | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Jowett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilbur Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | David Burnett snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 53-62 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Jacob Miller's pass is intercepted by Marcus Lantz | 53-62 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), David White (SF) Jeffrey Craig, Johnny Jowett, Joseph Pearce | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Wilbur Griffin, Marcus Lantz | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Jacob Miller pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG) David Burnett, Ray Boyd | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | David White clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Mitchell | 53-62 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David White | 53-64 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | David White double dribbles | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-66 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Scott Blackwell - foul #4 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #11 | 53-68 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Phillip Dean knocks in the runner from the left block | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 55-69 |