| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | MSU | ILL |
 | TD | 12:26 | KYLE BROWN 75 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 75 yards. | 7 | 0 |
 | TD | 8:42 | PIERRE THOMAS JR. 11 YD PASS FROM TIM BRASIC (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 65 yards. | 7 | 7 |
| FG | 3:54 | JOHN GOSS 21 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 77 yards. | 10 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MSU | ILL |
| TD | 14:35 | DWAYNE HOLMES 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 52 yards. | 17 | 7 |
| TD | 7:41 | JERRAMY SCOTT 10 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 92 yards. | 24 | 7 |
| TD | 1:32 | JERRAMY SCOTT 10 YD RUN (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 49 yards. | 31 | 7 |
| TD | 0:22 | MATT TRANNON 29 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 29 yards. | 38 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MSU | ILL |
| TD | 10:33 | KELLEN DAVIS 2 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 80 yards. | 45 | 7 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MSU | ILL |
| TD | 14:55 | DWAYNE HOLMES 4 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 14 plays, 84 yards. | 52 | 7 |
| TD | 11:01 | KERRY REED 30 YD PASS FROM BRIAN HOYER (JOHN GOSS KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 80 yards. | 59 | 7 |
| TD | 9:16 | RASHARD MENDENHALL 5 YD PASS FROM TIM BRASIC (JASON REDA KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 65 yards. | 59 | 14 |
| S | 4:24 | JONAL SAINT-DIC SAFETY | 61 | 14 |
Michigan State 61, 
Illinois 14