| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Illin 28 | +3 | -0.30 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 28 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 27 | -1 | -0.64 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 27 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.22 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 8 | OWN 27 | Ryan Frain punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 42 |
| 14:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 42 | LJ Scott run for 15 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down | +15 | 1.21 |
| 14:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | LJ Scott run for 3 yds to the Illin 40 | +3 | -0.31 |
| 14:00 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 40 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete | 0 | -1.02 |
| 14:00 | 3rd & 7 | OPP 40 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 10 yds to the Illin 30 for a 1ST down | +10 | 1.86 |
| 14:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 30 | Shelton, R.J. rush for 3 yards to the ILL27 (Harding,Dele), PENALTY MSU illegal shift 5 yards to the ILL35, NO PLAY. | -5 | |
| 14:00 | 1st & 15 | OPP 35 | LJ Scott run for 7 yds to the Illin 28 | +7 | 0.31 |
| 14:00 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 28 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete | 0 | -0.67 |
| 14:00 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 28 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete | 0 | -0.92 |
| 10:57 | 4th & 8 | OPP 28 | Michael Geiger 46 yd FG GOOD | 0.69 |
| 10:57 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Zach Grant for 4 yds to the Illin 29 | +4 | -0.11 |
| 10:57 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 29 | Reggie Corbin run for 3 yds to the Illin 32 | +3 | -0.27 |
| 10:57 | 3rd & 3 | OWN 32 | Reggie Corbin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 31 | -1 | -0.58 |
| 10:57 | 4th & 4 | OWN 31 | Ryan Frain punt for 43 yds |
| 9:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 26 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Felton Davis III for 7 yds to the MchSt 33 | +7 | 0.62 |
| 9:26 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 33 | LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the MchSt 35 | +2 | -0.65 |
| 9:26 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 35 | Tyler O'Connor run for 5 yds to the MchSt 40 for a 1ST down | +5 | 1.28 |
| 9:26 | 1st & 10 | OWN 40 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 17 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down | +17 | 1.40 |
| 9:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 43 | LJ Scott run for 3 yds to the Illin 40 | +3 | -0.31 |
| 9:26 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 40 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Felton Davis III for 8 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down | +8 | 0.79 |
| 9:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | Trishton Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 33 | -1 | -0.76 |
| 9:26 | 2nd & 11 | OPP 33 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to LJ Scott | 0 | -0.88 |
| 9:26 | 3rd & 11 | OPP 33 | ILLINOIS Penalty, offside defense (Carroll Phillips) to the Illin 28 | +5 | |
| 9:26 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 28 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 13 yds to the Illin 15 for a 1ST down | +13 | 1.02 |
| 9:26 | 1st & 10 | OPP 15 | Scott, LJ rush for 5 yards to the ILL10 (Nickerson,Hardy;Green,Stanley), PENALTY MSU holding (Machado, Miguel) 10 yards to the ILL25, NO PLAY. | -10 | |
| 9:26 | 1st & 20 | OPP 25 | Tyler O'Connor sacked by Dawuane Smoot for a loss of 6 yards to the Illin 31 | -6 | -1.73 |
| 9:26 | 2nd & 26 | OPP 31 | LJ Scott run for 1 yd to the Illin 30 | +1 | -0.77 |
| 9:26 | 3rd & 25 | OPP 30 | O'Connor, Tyler rush for 10 yards to the ILL20 (Nickerson,Hardy), PENALTY MSU holding (Lukusa, Thiyo) 10 yards to the ILL40, NO PLAY. | -10 | |
| 9:26 | 3rd & 35 | OPP 40 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to LJ Scott for 4 yds to the Illin 36 | +4 | -0.05 |
| 9:26 | 4th & 31 | OPP 36 | Jake Hartbarger punt for 36 yds for a touchback |
| 2:07 | 1st & 10 | OWN 20 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete | 0 | -0.56 |
| 2:07 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 20 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.26 |
| 2:07 | 3rd & 10 | OWN 20 | Jeff George Jr. run for 9 yds to the Illin 29 | +9 | 0.25 |
| 2:07 | 4th & 1 | OWN 29 | Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Brandon Sowards at the MchSt 29 |
| 1:22 | 1st & 10 | OWN 29 | LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the MchSt 31 | +2 | -0.53 |
| 1:22 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 31 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Felton Davis III for 6 yds to the MchSt 37 | +6 | 0.27 |
| 1:22 | 3rd & 2 | OWN 37 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to LJ Scott for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +13 | 2.20 |
| 0:00 | OPP 0 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | 50 | LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the Illin 48 | +2 | -0.63 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 48 | LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the Illin 46 | +2 | -0.65 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 46 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Felton Davis III for 12 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down | +12 | 2.19 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Madre London run for no gain to the Illin 34 | 0 | -0.66 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 34 | R.J. Shelton run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 35 | -1 | -1.10 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 11 | OPP 35 | O'Connor, Tyler pass complete to London, Madre for 8 yards to the ILL27, out-of-bounds (Watson,Tre), PENALTY MSU holding (Machado, Miguel) 10 yards to the ILL45, NO PLAY. | -10 | |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 21 | OPP 45 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to Felton Davis III | 0 | -0.44 |
| 15:00 | 4th & 21 | OPP 45 | Jake Hartbarger punt for 35 yds, downed at the Illin 10 |
| 11:04 | 1st & 10 | OWN 10 | Kendrick Foster run for no gain to the Illin 10 | 0 | -0.35 |
| 11:04 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 10 | ILLINOIS Penalty, false start (Sam Mays) to the Illin 5 | -5 | |
| 11:04 | 2nd & 15 | OWN 5 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.06 |
| 11:04 | 3rd & 15 | OWN 5 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Zach Grant | 0 | -0.03 |
| 11:04 | 4th & 15 | OWN 5 | Ryan Frain punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Illin 36 , Brandon Sowards returns for 20 yds to the Illin 25 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the Illin 36 |
| 9:51 | 1st & 10 | OPP 36 | LJ Scott run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 38 | -2 | -1.09 |
| 9:51 | 2nd & 12 | OPP 38 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to LJ Scott for 2 yds to the Illin 36 | +2 | -0.57 |
| 9:51 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 36 | MICHIGAN ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Illin 41 | -5 | |
| 9:51 | 3rd & 15 | OPP 41 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to Felton Davis III | 0 | -0.78 |
| 9:51 | 4th & 15 | OPP 41 | Jake Hartbarger punt for 31 yds |
| 7:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 10 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Desmond Cain for 8 yds to the Illin 18 | +8 | 0.59 |
| 7:52 | 2nd & 2 | OWN 18 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn run for 1 yd to the Illin 19 | +1 | -0.57 |
| 7:52 | 3rd & 1 | OWN 19 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Mays | 0 | -0.36 |
| 7:52 | 4th & 1 | OWN 19 | Ryan Frain punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Brandon Sowards at the MchSt 38 |
| 6:32 | 1st & 10 | OWN 38 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 9 yds to the MchSt 47 | +9 | 1.37 |
| 6:32 | 2nd & 1 | OWN 47 | Prescott Line run for 5 yds to the Illin 48 for a 1ST down | +5 | -0.10 |
| 6:32 | 1st & 10 | OPP 48 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Matt Sokol for 16 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down | +16 | 0.81 |
| 6:32 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | LJ Scott run for 3 yds to the Illin 29 | +3 | -0.19 |
| 6:32 | 2nd & 7 | OPP 29 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Darrell Stewart Jr. for 8 yds to the Illin 21 for a 1ST down | +8 | 0.43 |
| 6:32 | 1st & 10 | OPP 21 | LJ Scott run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 24 | -3 | -0.68 |
| 6:32 | 2nd & 13 | OPP 24 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to R.J. Shelton, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap | 0 | -0.65 |
| 6:32 | 3rd & 13 | OPP 24 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 8 yds to the Illin 16 | +8 | 0.48 |
| 2:35 | 4th & 5 | OPP 16 | Michael Geiger 34 yd FG GOOD | -0.52 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | OWN 27 | Kendrick Foster run for 14 yds to the Illin 41 for a 1ST down | +14 | 1.27 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | OWN 41 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Zach Grant for 11 yds to the MchSt 48 for a 1ST down | +11 | 0.97 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 48 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete | 0 | -1.07 |
| 2:35 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 48 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Desmond Cain for 9 yds to the MchSt 39 | +9 | 1.04 |
| 2:35 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 39 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete | 0 | -1.14 |
| 1:06 | 4th & 1 | OPP 39 | Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 01:06 | ||
| 1:06 | 4th & 1 | OPP 39 | Kendrick Foster run for 5 yds to the MchSt 34 for a 1ST down | +5 | 1.92 |
| 1:06 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Zach Grant, broken up by Darian Hicks | 0 | -0.66 |
| 0:36 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 34 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 00:36 | ||
| 0:36 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 34 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 15 yds to the MchSt 19 for a 1ST down | +15 | 1.00 |
| 0:36 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Sam Mays, broken up by Matt Morrissey | 0 | -0.36 |
| 0:24 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 19 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 00:24 | ||
| 0:24 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 19 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete | 0 | -0.45 |
| 0:14 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 19 | Kendrick Foster run for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +19 | 3.41 |
| 0:14 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 24 | -1 | -0.80 |
| 0:00 | OPP 0 | End of 2nd Quarter |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | LJ Scott run for 2 yds to the MchSt 27 | +2 | -0.45 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 27 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to R.J. Shelton | 0 | -0.48 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | OWN 27 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Donnie Corley for 47 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down | +47 | 4.29 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 26 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 10 yds to the Illin 16 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.15 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 16 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to Josiah Price | 0 | -0.33 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 16 | Tyler O'Connor run for 5 yds to the Illin 11 | +5 | 0.04 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 5 | OPP 11 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 2 yds Josiah Price fumbled, forced by Stanley Green, | +2 | -0.20 |
| 11:25 | 4th & 5 | OPP 11 | Michael Geiger 28 yd FG GOOD | -0.75 |
| 11:25 | 1st & 10 | OWN 22 | Kendrick Foster run for 2 yds to the Illin 24 | +2 | -0.40 |
| 11:25 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 24 | Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Illin 27 | +3 | -0.18 |
| 11:25 | 3rd & 5 | OWN 27 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 9 yds to the Illin 36 for a 1ST down | +9 | 1.70 |
| 9:59 | 1st & 10 | OWN 36 | Kendrick Foster run for 64 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +64 | 5.15 |
| 9:59 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | LJ Scott run for 7 yds to the MchSt 26 LJ Scott fumbled, forced by Stanley Green, recovered by Illin Jaylen Dunlap , return for 12 yds to the MchSt 26 | -0.92 |
| 9:49 | 1st & 10 | OPP 26 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Justin Hardee, broken up by Tyson Smith | 0 | -0.47 |
| 9:49 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 26 | Kendrick Foster run for 2 yds to the MchSt 24 | +2 | -0.33 |
| 9:49 | 3rd & 8 | OPP 24 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Zach Grant | 0 | -0.80 |
| 8:56 | 4th & 8 | OPP 24 | Chase McLaughlin 42 yd FG GOOD | 0.33 |
| 8:56 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Madre London run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 24 | -1 | -0.80 |
| 8:56 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 24 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 7 yds to the MchSt 31 | +7 | 0.27 |
| 8:56 | 3rd & 4 | OWN 31 | MICHIGAN ST Penalty, false start (David Beedle) to the MchSt 26 | -5 | |
| 8:56 | 3rd & 9 | OWN 26 | Tyler O'Connor sacked by Chunky Clements for a loss of 5 yards to the MchSt 21 | -5 | -0.28 |
| 8:56 | 4th & 14 | OWN 21 | Jake Hartbarger punt for 44 yds |
| 6:33 | 1st & 10 | OWN 35 | Kendrick Foster run for a loss of 3 yards to the Illin 32 | -3 | -1.44 |
| 6:33 | 2nd & 13 | OWN 32 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete | 0 | -0.39 |
| 6:33 | 3rd & 13 | OWN 32 | Kendrick Foster run for 10 yds to the Illin 42 | +10 | 0.47 |
| 6:33 | 4th & 3 | OWN 42 | Ryan Frain punt for 42 yds, downed at the MchSt 16 |
| 5:06 | 1st & 10 | OWN 16 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to Donnie Corley, broken up by Cameron Watkins | 0 | -0.46 |
| 5:06 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 16 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Felton Davis III for 12 yds to the MchSt 28 for a 1ST down | +12 | 1.19 |
| 5:06 | 1st & 10 | OWN 28 | Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 27 | -1 | -0.91 |
| 5:06 | 2nd & 11 | OWN 27 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to R.J. Shelton | 0 | -0.35 |
| 5:06 | 3rd & 11 | OWN 27 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 26 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down | +26 | 3.51 |
| 5:06 | 1st & 10 | OPP 47 | Felton Davis III run for 14 yds to the Illin 33 for a 1ST down | +14 | 0.71 |
| 5:06 | 1st & 10 | OPP 33 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 16 yds to the Illin 17 for a 1ST down | +16 | 0.32 |
| 5:06 | 1st & 10 | OPP 17 | Gerald Holmes run for 2 yds to the Illin 15 | +2 | -0.19 |
| 5:06 | 2nd & 8 | OPP 15 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Donnie Corley for 9 yds to the Illin 6 for a 1ST down | +9 | 0.72 |
| 0:58 | 1st & 6 | OPP 6 | Gerald Holmes run for 6 yds for a TD, (Tyler O'Connor pass to R.J. Shelton for Two-Point Conversion) | +6 | 2.05 |
| 0:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 30 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Ainslie Johnson | 0 | -0.86 |
| 0:58 | 2nd & 10 | OWN 30 | Kendrick Foster run for 13 yds to the Illin 43 for a 1ST down | +13 | 2.09 |
| 0:58 | 1st & 10 | OWN 43 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Justin Hardee for 23 yds to the MchSt 34 for a 1ST down | +23 | 1.53 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 3rd Quarter | |||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Kendrick Foster run for 5 yds to the MchSt 29 | +5 | 0.08 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 5 | OPP 29 | Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the MchSt 28 | +1 | -0.52 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 28 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Reggie Corbin for 19 yds to the MchSt 9 for a 1ST down | +19 | 0.95 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 9 | OPP 9 | Reggie Corbin run for 8 yds to the MchSt 1 | +8 | 0.52 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 1 | OPP 1 | Reggie Corbin run for no gain to the MchSt 1 | 0 | -0.55 |
| 12:37 | 3rd & 1 | OPP 1 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ainslie Johnson for 1 yd for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +1 | 2.45 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OWN 31 | Gerald Holmes run for 4 yds to the MchSt 35 | +4 | -0.14 |
| 12:37 | 2nd & 6 | OWN 35 | Tyler O'Connor pass incomplete to Gerald Holmes | 0 | -0.84 |
| 12:37 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 35 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 5 yds Josiah Price fumbled, forced by Chunky Clements, recovered by MchSt Josiah Price | +5 | 0.05 |
| 12:37 | 4th & 1 | OWN 40 | Tyler O'Connor run for 2 yds to the MchSt 42 for a 1ST down | +2 | 1.98 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OWN 42 | Gerald Holmes run for 2 yds to the MchSt 44 | +2 | -0.69 |
| 12:37 | 2nd & 8 | OWN 44 | Gerald Holmes run for 10 yds to the Illin 46 for a 1ST down | +10 | 1.70 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OPP 46 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to Felton Davis III | 0 | -1.03 |
| 12:37 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 46 | Damion Terry pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 11 yds to the Illin 35 for a 1ST down | +11 | 1.60 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OPP 35 | Gerald Holmes run for 10 yds to the Illin 25 for a 1ST down | +10 | 0.27 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OPP 25 | Donnie Corley run for 4 yds to the Illin 21 | +4 | -0.04 |
| 12:37 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 21 | Gerald Holmes run for 7 yds to the Illin 14 for a 1ST down | +7 | 0.19 |
| 12:37 | 1st & 10 | OPP 14 | Gerald Holmes run for no gain to the Illin 14 | 0 | -0.31 |
| 12:37 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 14 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to Felton Davis III, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap | 0 | -0.34 |
| 12:37 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 14 | MICHIGAN ST Penalty, false start (Felton Davis III) to the Illin 19 | -5 | |
| 12:37 | 3rd & 15 | OPP 19 | Damion Terry run for 7 yds to the Illin 12 | +7 | 0.30 |
| 6:45 | 4th & 8 | OPP 12 | Michael Geiger 29 yd FG GOOD | -0.52 |
| 6:45 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Kendrick Foster run for 3 yds to the Illin 28 | +3 | -0.30 |
| 6:45 | 2nd & 7 | OWN 28 | Kendrick Foster run for 1 yd to the Illin 29 | +1 | -0.47 |
| 6:45 | 3rd & 6 | OWN 29 | Jeff George Jr. pass incomplete to Zach Grant, broken up by Demetrious Cox | 0 | -0.31 |
| 6:45 | 4th & 6 | OWN 29 | Ryan Frain punt for 35 yds , Brandon Sowards returns for 12 yds to the MchSt 48 |
| 5:07 | 1st & 10 | OWN 48 | Gerald Holmes run for 20 yds to the Illin 32 for a 1ST down | +20 | 1.14 |
| 5:07 | 1st & 10 | OPP 32 | R.J. Shelton run for 13 yds to the Illin 19 for a 1ST down | +13 | 0.27 |
| 5:07 | 1st & 10 | OPP 19 | Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 21 | -2 | -0.53 |
| 5:07 | 2nd & 12 | OPP 21 | Damion Terry run for 8 yds to the Illin 13 | +8 | 0.30 |
| 5:07 | 3rd & 4 | OPP 13 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to Josiah Price | 0 | -0.43 |
| 2:52 | 4th & 4 | OPP 13 | Damion Terry pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 13 yds for a TD, (Michael Geiger KICK) | +13 | 3.27 |
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 25 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Zach Grant for 22 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down | +22 | 1.98 |
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | OWN 47 | Kendrick Foster run for 4 yds to the MchSt 49 | +4 | -0.15 |
| 2:52 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 49 | George, Jr., J. pass incomplete to Mays,Sam, PENALTY MSU pass interference (Smith, Tyson) 14 yards to the MSU35, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY. | +14 | |
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | OPP 35 | George, Jr., J. pass incomplete to Hardee,Justin (Smith, Tyson), PENALTY MSU pass interference (Smith, Tyson) 15 yards to the MSU20, 1ST DOWN ILL, NO PLAY. | +15 | |
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | OPP 20 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Kendrick Foster for 4 yds to the MchSt 16 | +4 | -0.03 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 6 | OPP 16 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 16 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | +16 | 2.64 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | OWN 39 | Damion Terry pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 7 yds to the MchSt 46 | +7 | 0.71 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 3 | OWN 46 | Gerald Holmes run for 20 yds to the Illin 34 for a 1ST down | +20 | 1.21 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 34 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to R.J. Shelton | 0 | -0.66 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 34 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to R.J. Shelton, broken up by Jaylen Dunlap | 0 | -0.89 |
| 1:35 | 3rd & 10 | OPP 34 | Damion Terry pass complete to Felton Davis III for 11 yds to the Illin 23 for a 1ST down | +11 | 1.82 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | OPP 23 | Damion Terry pass incomplete to Gerald Holmes | 0 | -0.42 |
| 1:35 | 2nd & 10 | OPP 23 | Damion Terry pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 4 yds to the Illin 19 | +4 | -0.06 |
| 1:35 | 3rd & 6 | OPP 19 | Damion Terry pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 4 yds to the Illin 15 | +4 | -0.07 |
| 0:19 | 4th & 2 | OPP 15 | Timeout MICHIGAN ST, clock 00:19 | ||
| 0:19 | 4th & 2 | OPP 15 | Timeout ILLINOIS, clock 00:19 | ||
| 0:19 | 4th & 2 | OPP 15 | Damion Terry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Illin 16 | -1 | -3.79 |
| 0:12 | 1st & 10 | OWN 16 | TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Illin 14 | -2 | -0.57 |
| 0:00 | OWN 0 | End of 4th Quarter |
| 0 | sacks | 2 |
| 4 | plays for loss | 11 |
| 0 | takeaways | 1 |
| 7 | three-and-outs forced | 2 |
| 8 | explosive plays allowed | 10 |
| 5.74 | yards allowed / play | 5.43 |
| 5 of 13 | scoring drives allowed | 6 of 13 |
| Riley Bullough | 11 | 1 TFL |
| Chris Frey | 9 (1) | |
| Matt Morrissey | 8 (3) | 1 PD |
| Ed Davis | 6 (1) | 0.5 TFL |
| Demetrious Cox | 4 (3) | 1 TFL · 1 PD |
| Josh King | 2 | 0.5 TFL |
| Darian Hicks | 2 | 2 PD |
| Andrew Dowell | 2 |
| Tre Watson | 16 (4) | 1.5 TFL · 1 PD |
| Hardy Nickerson | 10 (6) | 1 TFL |
| Patrick Nelson | 9 (4) | |
| Jaylen Dunlap | 8 (5) | 4 PD |
| Dele Harding | 7 (3) | 0.5 TFL |
| Carroll Phillips | 6 (2) | 1 sk · 2 TFL · 1 QH |
| Stanley Green | 6 (3) | |
| Frank Sumpter | 6 (2) |
| 4 of 4 | field goals | 1 of 1 |
| 4 | punts | 7 |
| 36.5 | punt average | 39.6 |
| 0 | punts inside the 20 | 0 |
| 82 | return yards | 53 |
| own 34 | average drive start | own 23 |
| K | Michael Geiger | 4/4 FG · long 46 · 1/1 XP |
| P | Jake Hartbarger | 4 punts · 36.5 avg |
| KR | Delton Williams | 2 ret · 50 yds · long 28 |
| PR | Brandon Sowards | 2 ret · 32 yds · long 20 |
| K | Chase McLaughlin | 1/1 FG · long 42 · 4/4 XP |
| P | Ryan Frain | 7 punts · 39.6 avg |
| KR | Kendrick Foster | 2 ret · 36 yds · long 24 |
| KR | Nathan Echard | 1 ret · 17 yds · long 17 |
| 87 | plays | 53 |
| 472 | yards | 304 |
| 12 | drives | 13 |
| 38% | success rate | 32% |
| 12.8 | total PPA | 14.25 |
| Q1 | Michael Geiger 46 yd FG GOOD | 3–0 |
| Q2 | Michael Geiger 34 yd FG GOOD | 6–0 |
| Q2 | Kendrick Foster run for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 7–6 |
| Q3 | Michael Geiger 28 yd FG GOOD | 9–7 |
| Q3 | Kendrick Foster run for 64 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 14–9 |
| Q3 | Chase McLaughlin 42 yd FG GOOD | 17–9 |
| Q3 | Gerald Holmes run for 6 yds for a TD, (Tyler O'Connor pass to R.J. Shelton for Two-Pointβ¦ | 17–17 |
| Q4 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Ainslie Johnson for 1 yd for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 24–17 |
| Q4 | Michael Geiger 29 yd FG GOOD | 20–24 |
| Q4 | Damion Terry pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 13 yds for a TD, (Michael Geiger KICK) | 27–24 |
| Q4 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 16 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 31–27 |
| Q3 | Kendrick Foster run for 64 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 5.15 |
| Q3 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Donnie Corley for 47 yds to the Illin 26 for a 1ST down | 4.29 |
| Q3 | Tyler O'Connor pass complete to Josiah Price for 26 yds to the Illin 47 for a 1ST down | 3.51 |
| Q2 | Kendrick Foster run for 19 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 3.41 |
| Q4 | Damion Terry pass complete to R.J. Shelton for 13 yds for a TD, (Michael Geiger KICK) | 3.27 |
| Q4 | Jeff George Jr. pass complete to Sam Mays for 16 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK) | 2.64 |
| 2024 | Michigan State 16 – 38 Illinois |
| 2022 | Michigan State 23 – 15 Illinois |
| 2019 | Illinois 37 – 34 Michigan State |
| 2013 | Michigan State 42 – 3 Illinois |
| 2010 | Illinois 6 – 26 Michigan State |
| 2009 | Michigan State 24 – 14 Illinois |
| 2006 | Illinois 23 – 20 Michigan State |
| 2005 | Michigan State 61 – 14 Illinois |