| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Young (fresh) PF - Jerald Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jared Hagler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Richard Brown steps in front of the William Hope pass | 33-20 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison is hacked by Carlos Brown - foul #2 on Carlos Brown, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-20 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #3 on Steven Young, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF) Steven Young | |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison hits a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Brown | 35-22 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is called for traveling | 35-22 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Jared Hagler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jared Hagler, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot knocks in the floater from the left block set up by William Hope | 37-22 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Dwight Carr misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-22 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | William Hope grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-22 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-22 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the tip | 40-22 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Carlos Brown takes the ball from Dwight Carr | 40-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwight Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Jerald Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jared Hagler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits a runner in the lane | 42-22 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses badly on a runner in the paint | 42-22 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | William Hope pulls down the rebound | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Jerald Harrison steps in front of the Timothy Talbot pass | 42-22 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Dwight Carr lays it up and in | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is called for traveling | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Dominic Esposito (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), James Duhart (SG), Steven Young (SF), Jermaine Strong (C) Lindsay Jones, Richard Brown, Dwight Carr, Jared Hagler | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is fouled on the floor by Steven Young - foul #4 on Steven Young, team foul #3 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF) Steven Young | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard is whistled for a carry | 44-24 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Benavides | 44-24 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | David Pigford pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-24 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison snags the defensive board | 44-24 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jermaine Strong, team foul #4 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Thoreson (C) Jermaine Strong | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is whistled for traveling | 44-24 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Ronnie Maggard denies the turnaround by Jerald Harrison | 44-24 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Wayne Benavides | 44-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pigford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Caudill (fresh) SG - James Duhart (fresh) SF - Dwight Carr (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Harrison (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | David Pigford is called for traveling | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Hagler (PF) Jerald Harrison | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dwight Carr can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dominic Esposito - foul #2 on Dominic Esposito, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Anthony Cron, Dominic Esposito, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG) Brian Caudill | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dwight Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Dwight Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Dwight Carr - foul #1 on Dwight Carr, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF) Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG) James Duhart | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-26 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thoreson | 46-26 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Jared Hagler drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Dwight Carr | 46-28 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 49-28 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-28 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the driving attempt from the right block | 49-28 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden can't tip it in | 49-28 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jared Hagler | 49-28 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Dwight Carr knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Jared Hagler | 49-30 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts double dribbles | 49-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Dominic Esposito (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), James Duhart (SG), Jerald Harrison (PF) Lindsay Jones, Richard Brown, Michael Thoreson | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Dwight Carr misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Benavides - foul #2 on Wayne Benavides, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (PF), Jermaine Strong (C) Jerald Harrison, Jared Hagler | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Dwight Carr makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Dwight Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | David Pigford pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Caudill | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pigford (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Caudill (fresh) SG - James Duhart (fresh) SF - Dwight Carr (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Steven Young (fresh) 4 pf. C - Jermaine Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the jumper near the basket | 49-33 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | David Pigford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF) Anthony Cron, Dominic Esposito, Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Harrison (PF) Dwight Carr | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David Pigford - foul #1 on David Pigford, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Brown (PF) Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG) Brian Caudill | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #5 on Steven Young, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Shorts (C) David Pigford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Jared Hagler (PF) James Duhart, Steven Young | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-35 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison snags the offensive board | 52-35 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-35 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses the tip | 52-35 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden is hacked by Lindsay Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lindsay Jones, team foul #7 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | David Pigford clanks a shot in the paint | 54-35 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jermaine Strong | 54-35 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lindsay Jones and he's fouled by Ellis Molden - foul #3 on Ellis Molden, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (SG) Ellis Molden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), James Duhart (SG), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Richard Brown, Jermaine Strong | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Ronnie Maggard is denied by Jared Hagler | 54-38 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | James Duhart snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Brian Caudill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF) Jared Hagler | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | David Pigford drills a floater near the basket set up by Dominic Esposito | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pigford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Caudill (fresh) SG - James Duhart (fresh) SF - Dwight Carr (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jerald Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Dwight Carr is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dwight Carr, team foul #8 | 56-38 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-38 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | David Pigford tips it home | 58-38 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Brian Caudill is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cron - foul #1 on Anthony Cron, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (PF) Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Jared Hagler (PF), Jermaine Strong (C) Brian Caudill, James Duhart, Dwight Carr, Michael Thoreson | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jared Hagler jams it on a great pass from Richard Brown | 58-40 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | David Pigford misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Jared Hagler snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Carter | 58-40 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Jared Hagler swats the short shot by Dominic Esposito | 58-40 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler is hacked by Anthony Cron - foul #2 on Anthony Cron, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard (PF) William Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF) Jerald Harrison | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Jared Hagler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron buries a shot from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerald Harrison (PF) Jared Hagler | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron runs out the clock | 60-42 |