| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alec Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Alec Smith inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:53 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | Alec Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is hacked by Geoffrey Horton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | James Whitney double dribbles | 38-29 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Dallas Antone tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | James Poplawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Alec Smith grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Dallas Antone steps in front of the Alec Smith pass | 40-29 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Dallas Antone jams it | 42-29 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | George Degnan snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | George Degnan's pass is intercepted by Lewis Reed | 42-29 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | George Degnan steals it from James Whitney | 42-29 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Alec Smith gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Dallas Antone snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Geoffrey Horton | 44-29 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | William Castle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | James Poplawski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-32 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | The 3pt attempt by William Castle is denied by Geoffrey Horton | 44-32 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | James Whitney gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Alec Smith | 44-32 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed's pass is intercepted by Dallas Antone | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alec Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | George Degnan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Alec Smith - foul #2 on Alec Smith, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roger Jackson (PF), Vincent Joyce (C) Lewis Reed, James Whitney | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | William Castle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | John Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Castle | 48-38 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Marion Merritt drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Randall Mendelsohn | 50-38 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Castle | 50-41 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Wesley Powell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | William Castle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Castle, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF) Alec Smith | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Vincent Joyce steals it from Dallas Antone | 53-41 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Perry Sowers | 53-43 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-43 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Powell | 53-43 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Raymond Green knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Wesley Powell | 55-43 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | John Kelly picks off the pass by Lewis Reed | 55-43 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | John Kelly lays it up and in | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wesley Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Joyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson snags the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Perry Sowers | 57-45 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Wesley Powell knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Kelly | 59-45 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | William Castle is hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #1 on Marion Merritt, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alec Smith (SF), James Whitney (PF) Lewis Reed, Vincent Joyce | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-47 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | James Poplawski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Mendelsohn | 62-47 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Castle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | George Degnan hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #4 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Roger Jackson | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #3 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 67-48 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | James Whitney hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Perry Sowers | 67-50 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | George Degnan's floater is tipped away by James Whitney | 67-50 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is called for traveling | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (PF) James Poplawski, George Degnan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SG), Roger Jackson (C) William Castle, Vincent Joyce | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alec Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Jackson - foul #5 on Roger Jackson, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Roger Jackson | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-50 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Dallas Antone gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Raymond Green scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 71-50 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-50 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Marion Merritt can't finish the layup | 71-50 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Marion Merritt tips it but misses | 71-50 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | James Whitney pulls down the rebound | 71-50 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | James Whitney's floater is tipped away by Raymond Green | 71-50 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 71-50 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Wesley Powell can't connect on a shot from the left block | 71-50 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Perry Sowers | 71-53 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Dallas Antone knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Green | 73-53 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Raymond Green snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Alec Smith | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | James Whitney denies the turnaround by Randall Mendelsohn | 73-53 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Degnan | 73-53 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Eugene Prochaska | 75-53 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 75-53 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle 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 (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn loses the dribble to Lewis Reed | 75-53 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | William Castle can't finish the layup | 75-53 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tired) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Castle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Reed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Whitney (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Vincent Joyce - foul #4 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alec Smith (SF) Perry Sowers | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | James Whitney comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Randall Mendelsohn - foul #1 on Randall Mendelsohn, team foul #4 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Lewis Reed steals it from John Kelly | 77-55 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | William Castle drills a shot from the right side | 77-57 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Marion Merritt hits a jump hook from close range set up by Wesley Powell | 79-57 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 79-57 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | James Whitney snags the offensive board | 79-57 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Green | 79-57 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Raymond Green snags the defensive board | 79-57 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | John Kelly blows the dunk | 79-57 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Raymond Green grabs the offensive board | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Wesley Powell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Alec Smith - foul #3 on Alec Smith, team foul #7 | 79-57 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | James Whitney snags the defensive board | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 80-57 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Wesley Powell gets the rebound | 80-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn runs out the clock | 80-57 |